In February 2026
Number of deaths decreased by 3.0% compared with the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births increased by 0.8%
In February 2026, 226 deaths were recorded in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM), a lower number than observed in February 2025 (7 fewer deaths; -3.0%). From January to February, a total of 518 deaths were registered, 14 fewer than in the corresponding period of the previous year (-2.6%).
The assessment of “excess mortality”, which compares the number of deaths recorded in the reference month (226) with the average number observed in the same month over the period 2016 to 2019 (239 deaths on average), shows that there was a mortality deficit of 5.4%, reflecting the fact that, in the first half of the period considered (2016 and 2017), the number of deaths was lower than that recorded in February 2026, while in the last two years (2018 and 2019), it was higher.
In February 2026, 1 stillbirth was recorded and there were no deaths of children under 1 year of age.
Also in February 2026, 131 live births were registered, representing a 0.8% increase compared with February 2025 (1 more live birth). The total number of live births registered in the first two months of 2026 (286) was 11.3% higher than in the same period of 2025 (29 more live births).
The difference between live births and deaths resulted in a negative natural balance of 95 persons in February 2026, less negative than in the same month of the previous year, when the figure stood at -103. In the first two months of 2026, the cumulative natural balance amounted to ‑232, showing a less negative value compared to the same period in 2025 (-275).
In the second month of 2026, 53 marriages were celebrated, corresponding to a 22.1% decrease compared to the number of marriages celebrated in February 2025 (15 fewer marriages). From January to February, 118 marriages were celebrated, 14 fewer (-10.6%) than in the same period of the previous year.11111111111111111111111111111111
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