In the 1st quarter of 2019
Year-on-year decrease in the number of deaths contributed to a smaller natural decrease of population
Preliminary data of demographic statistics show that in the first quarter of 2019, the Autonomous Region of Madeira registered a negative natural change (-316 persons), since the number of live births in this period (466) was smaller than the number of deaths (782). In the same period of 2018, the natural change had also been negative (-366 persons, the difference between 479 live births and 845 deaths). 
* Preliminary data compiled up until May of 2019.
In the first three months of 2019, 1 death under 1 year was counted. There were no dead foetuses.
In the period of reference, 141 marriages took place in the registry offices of the Region, down by 8 from the same period of 2018.