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Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources

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RIP.ie death notices (cleaned)COVID-19 confirmed deaths
06 Oct 19486
13 Oct 19604
20 Oct 19598
27 Oct 19612
03 Nov 19639
10 Nov 19603
17 Nov 19625
24 Nov 19659
01 Dec 19640
08 Dec 19639
15 Dec 19677
22 Dec 19723
29 Dec 19711
05 Jan 20708
12 Jan 20737
19 Jan 20648
26 Jan 20622
02 Feb 20639
09 Feb 20639
16 Feb 20663
23 Feb 20630
01 Mar 20625
08 Mar 206420
15 Mar 206222
22 Mar 206262
29 Mar 2068042
05 Apr 20835112
12 Apr 20898177
19 Apr 20848277
26 Apr 20762303
03 May 20696215
10 May 20654162
17 May 20605100
24 May 2054971
31 May 2057552
07 Jun 2052034
14 Jun 2053735
21 Jun 2052214
28 Jun 2050922
05 Jul 2048012
12 Jul 2051510
19 Jul 205628
26 Jul 2052411
02 Aug 204781
09 Aug 2053610
16 Aug 205302
23 Aug 205406
30 Aug 205410
06 Sep 205341
13 Sep 206058
20 Sep 2051510
27 Sep 2053710
04 Oct 2061817
11 Oct 2060017
18 Oct 2059526
25 Oct 2062330
01 Nov 2064433
08 Nov 2058133
15 Nov 2062134
22 Nov 2058345
29 Nov 2058431
06 Dec 2060849
13 Dec 2059928
20 Dec 2061734
27 Dec 2063546
03 Jan 2167657
10 Jan 2179887
17 Jan 21918268
24 Jan 21985365
31 Jan 21982340
07 Feb 21898382
14 Feb 21845286
21 Feb 21760192
28 Feb 21675185
07 Mar 21630105
14 Mar 21588113
21 Mar 2158356
28 Mar 2159781
04 Apr 2162252
11 Apr 2157071
18 Apr 2158954
25 Apr 2159643
02 May 2159335
09 May 2163224
16 May 2158921
23 May 215740
30 May 216120
06 Jun 215690
13 Jun 215600
20 Jun 2151638
27 Jun 2152310
04 Jul 2159011
11 Jul 215196
18 Jul 2160012
25 Jul 216568
01 Aug 215699
08 Aug 215379
15 Aug 2161515
22 Aug 2159615
29 Aug 2157818
05 Sep 2162520
12 Sep 2164743
19 Sep 2156724
26 Sep 2162430
03 Oct 2168940
10 Oct 2164031
17 Oct 2167326
24 Oct 2168263
31 Oct 2165667
07 Nov 2174256
14 Nov 2170474
21 Nov 2166443
28 Nov 2172843
05 Dec 2170255
12 Dec 2172281
19 Dec 2168847
26 Dec 2174555
02 Jan 2267922

Figure 1 shows weekly analysis of RIP.ie death notices for the period 01 October 2019 to 02 Jan 2022. Plotted alongside this are confirmed COVID-19 deaths2. Figure 1 clearly shows the significant rise in death notices in March to April 2020 and January to February 2021 in line with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  • Press Statement Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources 2019-2021 (October 2019 - December 2021)
  • Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources 2019-2021 (October 2019 - December 2021)
  • Information Note on the Publication of Mortality Figures using Public Data Sources
  • Press Statement Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources 2019-2021
  • Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources 2019-2021
  • Press Statement Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources: Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
  • Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources 2019-2020
  • Press Statement Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources 2019-2020
  • Measuring Mortality Using Public Data Sources October 2019 - June 2020: Experimental Analysis

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