Sociodemographic characteristics and total deaths in six selected Brazilian capital cities during epidemiological weeks 12–22, in 2019 and 2020
| Capital | São Paulo | Rio de Janeiro | Fortaleza | Recife | Belém | Manaus |
| Region | Southeast | Southeast | Northeast | Northeast | North | North |
| Population, 2019 | 12 097 289 | 6 587 583 | 2 639 652 | 1 604 920 | 1 370 685 | 2 180 647 |
| Population, 2020 | 12 142 621 | 6 592 228 | 2 651 800 | 1 607 059 | 1 359 971 | 2 216 197 |
| HDI | 0.805 | 0.799 | 0.754 | 0.772 | 0.746 | 0.737 |
| ICU beds per 100 000 | 28.6 | 38.5 | 21.9 | 60.3 | 30.2 | 13.3 |
| Physicians per 100 000 | 353 | 329 | 251 | 407 | 234 | 167 |
| Nurses per 100 000 | 192 | 192 | 171 | 268 | 114 | 117 |
| Total deaths, 2019 | 18 046 | 13 055 | 4239 | 3165 | 2077 | 2334 |
| Total deaths rates, 2019 | 149 | 198 | 161 | 197 | 152 | 107 |
| Total deaths, 2020 | 23 738 | 18 115 | 7992 | 5440 | 4657 | 5507 |
| Total deaths rates, 2020 | 195 | 275 | 301 | 339 | 342 | 248 |
| Excess deaths | 5624 | 5051 | 3733 | 2271 | 2596 | 3135 |
| Excess deaths (%) | 31.1 (28.5 to 33.6) | 38.7 (35.6 to 41.8) | 87.7 (80.8 to 94.8) | 71.7 (64.3 to 79.3) | 126 (114.6 to 138) | 132.2 (121.2 to 143.7) |
| COVID-19 deaths | 5343 | 5277 | 3623 | 1119 | 1399 | 1116 |
| Excess deaths—COVID-19 deaths | 281 | −226 | 110 | 1152 | 1197 | 2019 |
| Excess deaths—COVID-19 deaths (%) | 1.6 (−0.5 to 3.6) | −1.7 (-4.1 to 0.7) | 2.6 (−1.7 to 7) | 36.3 (30.2 to 42.7) | 58.1 (49.6 to 67) | 85.1 (76 to 94.6) |
HDI, human development index; ICU, intensive care unit.;