In April 2026

Number of deaths decreased by 10.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, while the number of live births declined by 1.4%

In April 2026, 219 deaths were registered in the Autonomous Region of Madeira (ARM), a figure lower than that recorded in April 2025 (25 fewer deaths; −10.2%). From January to April, 982 deaths were recorded, 51 fewer than in the same period of the previous year (−4.9%).

The assessment of "excess mortality", which compares the deaths recorded in the reference month (219 deaths) with the average for the same month over the years 2016 to 2019 (224 deaths, on average), shows a mortality deficit of 2.0%, reflecting the fact that, across those years, the number of deaths was almost always higher than the figure recorded in April 2026.

In April 2026, 1 death of an infant under 1 year of age and 1 stillbirth were registered.

Also in April 2026, 145 live births were recorded, representing a decline of 1.4% compared to the same month of 2025 (2 fewer births). The total number of live births registered in the first four months of 2026 (589) was 9.9% higher than that recorded in the same period of 2025 (53 additional live births).

The difference between live births and deaths resulted in a negative natural balance of 74 persons in April 2026, a less adverse outcome than in the same month of the previous year, when the figure stood at −97. In the first four months of 2026, the cumulative natural balance stood at −393, representing an improvement compared to the same period of 2025 (−497).

In the fourth month of 2026, 56 marriages were celebrated, representing a decrease of 26.3% compared to the number of marriages celebrated in April 2025 (20 fewer marriages). From January to April, 266 marriages were celebrated, 11 fewer (−4.0%) than in the same period of the previous year.

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