59,906 people died in Georgia in 2021, mainly from circulatory system diseases, coronavirus and tumors

59,906 people died in Georgia in 2021, the National Statistics Office of Georgia reports.

The causes of death were mainly circulatory system diseases, which account for 37.0 percent of deaths, coronavirus (18.8 percent) and tumors (12.8 percent).

"The causes of death change according to age. Perinatal disorders predominate in children under 5 years of age. Injuries, poisonings, and various external causes predominate between the ages of 5 and 39, as the risk of accidents is relatively high for this age group, while among the causes of death in the population aged 40 and older, 2021 was dominated by circulatory system diseases and novel coronavirus disease," the National Statistics Office of Georgia reports.