In September, the number of registered births increased compared to September 2021, but decreased compared to August 2022. The number of deaths registered in September decreased, both compared to September 2021 and compared to the previous month (August 2022), INS announces .
In September 2022, the number of marriages and the number of divorces decreased, both compared to September 2021 and compared to August 2022.
In September 2022, the birth of 17,460 children was registered, with 688 fewer children than in August 2022. The number of deaths recorded in September 2022 was 19,774 (10,382 males and 9,392 females), with 3,370 deaths (1,781 males and 1,589 females) less than in August 2022. The number of deaths of children under the age of 1, recorded in September 2022, was 81 children, an increase of 6 compared to August 2022.
What is the natural increase of the population in Romania?
In 2020, the number of deaths increased significantly in the months of October, November and December compared to the same months in 2019, and in the months of January-February 2021, a downward trend in the number of deaths can be observed compared to the last months of 2020, their number remaining still higher than the one recorded in the same months of the previous year.
In the context of the COVID19 pandemic, in October 2021 the largest increase in the number of deaths was recorded during the entire pandemic period, and in the last two months there was a decreasing trend in the number of deaths from one month to another; in February 2022 an increase in the number of deaths is observed, in the period March-June and September 2022 there is a return to a downward trend, and in the months of July-August an increase in the number of deaths is recorded compared to the previous months.
In the month of September 2022, 66.7% of the total number of deaths occurred among people aged at least 70, as follows: 8239 deaths, representing 41.7%, among people aged 80 and over; 4955 deaths, representing 25.1% in people aged 70-79 and 3640 deaths representing 18.4% in people aged 60-69. Naturally, at the opposite pole, the fewest deaths were recorded in the age groups 0-4 years (95 deaths), 20-29 years (79 deaths) and 5-19 years (46 deaths).
The causes of deaths
According to the main cause of death, most people who died in September 2022 had the following causes: diseases of the circulatory system (10,675 people, representing 54.0%); tumors (3712 people, representing 18.8%); diseases of the respiratory system (1712 people, representing 8.7%).
The natural increase remained negative (-2314) in September 2022, the number of deceased persons being 1.1 times higher than that of live births.
In September 2022, 14,805 marriages were registered at civil status offices, 4,453 fewer than in August 2022. The number of divorces pronounced by final court decisions and according to Law no. 202/2010 was 1,940 in September 2022 , 114 less than in August 2022.
How many children were born?
The number of live births registered in September 2022 was higher by 1408 compared to the same month in 2021. The natural increase was negative both in September 2022 (-2314 people) and in September 2021 (-9117 people). The number of people who died in September 2022 was 5395 less than in September 2021. After the first three main causes of death, in September 2022 compared to September 2021, there were 2267 fewer deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system, with 235 fewer deaths due to tumors and 2711 fewer deaths due to diseases of the respiratory system.
The number of children under one year of age who died was 10 lower in September 2022 than in September 2021.
In September 2022, the death of 9957 people (5209 men and 4748 women) was registered in the urban environment, and the death of 9817 people (5173 men and 4644 women) in the rural environment. Compared to the same month in 2021, the number of people who died decreased by 2599 people (1341 men and 1258 women) in the urban environment and by 2796 people (1392 men and 1404 women) in the rural environment.
How many marriages were registered?
The number of marriages was, in September 2022, 1170 lower than the one recorded in the same month of the previous year. Through final court decisions and according to Law no. 202/2010 in September 2022 there were 149 fewer divorces than in September 2021.
The effects of the health crisis on demographic phenomena are visible, especially in the case of deaths which, since June 2020, have registered an increasing trend compared to the corresponding months of the previous year, with July, August and December 2021 being the only months with a decrease in the number of deaths compared to the same months of the previous year, and the month of October recorded the highest increase in the number of deaths. Between January and September 2022 there was a decrease in the number of deaths, except for the months of February and August 2022 when the number of deaths increased compared to the corresponding months of the previous year.
In the case of live births, in the period January 2020 – September 2022 the number of live births decreased monthly compared to the same month of the previous year, except for the months of August and September 2022 when the number of live births increased compared to the corresponding months of the previous year.
In the case of marriages, starting from March 2020, there were decreases in the number of events compared to the corresponding months of the previous year for 12 consecutive months, March 2021 being the first month of increase in the number of marriages compared to the same month of the year 2020, a situation that was maintained between March and December 2021, with the exception of November, when there was a decrease in the number of marriages compared to November 2020. In February, April, May and June of 2022, there was an increase of the number of marriages compared to the same months of 2021, and the months of January, March, July, August and September of 2022 recorded decreases in the number of marriages compared to the same months of 2021.