Summary

Nationally, the number of deaths occurring during the first week of 2019 (December 31, 2018, to January 6, 2019) remains within the usual range of fluctuation across all age groups.

These observations should be interpreted with caution, as the data are not yet consolidated due to the usual transmission delays.

According to data from electronic certification, 2,308 deaths were recorded in week 02-2019 (January 7–13, 2019).