Just like in Western Europe, there are more deaths than births. And the real reason for that is the crashing birth rate since the median age of Covid deaths (with/by) is 83 years old.
It’s often seen as a marker of an area’s demographic health: more births than deaths. But recently, a record number of Washington counties have been seeing the opposite.
According to population data released earlier this month by the Washington Office of Financial Management, more than two-thirds of Washington’s counties — 27 out of 39 — recorded more deaths than births, also called a “natural decrease,” from April 1, 2021, to April 1, 2022. That’s the highest number of counties with more deaths than births since the state began collecting data in 1960.
Overall, though, the state had a natural increase, meaning there were more births than deaths. Around 84,600 people were born in Washington, and 70,500 state residents died — that pencils out to a net increase of just over 14,000. That was largely because of growth in the Seattle area. King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties all had natural increases; combined, the three counties had about 14,300 more births than deaths.
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