As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the number of excess deaths in Europe reached a peak in 2020 with over 400 thousand. Excess deaths in Europe also remained relatively high in 2021 and 2022. Through week 40 in 2023, around 80 thousand excess deaths were recorded.
Excess death is a metric in epidemiology of the increase in the number of deaths over a time period and/or in a specific group when compared to the predicted value or statistical trend over a reference period or in a reference population.
Annual excess deaths recorded in Europe from 2017 to 2023
Countries included in the data are Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Germany (Berlin), Germany (Hesse), Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
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EuroMOMO. (October 12, 2023). Annual excess deaths recorded in Europe from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417204/yearly-excess-deaths-in-europe/
EuroMOMO. "Annual excess deaths recorded in Europe from 2017 to 2023." Chart. October 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417204/yearly-excess-deaths-in-europe/
EuroMOMO. (2023). Annual excess deaths recorded in Europe from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417204/yearly-excess-deaths-in-europe/
EuroMOMO. "Annual Excess Deaths Recorded in Europe from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417204/yearly-excess-deaths-in-europe/
EuroMOMO, Annual excess deaths recorded in Europe from 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417204/yearly-excess-deaths-in-europe/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Annual excess deaths recorded in Europe from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], EuroMOMO, October 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417204/yearly-excess-deaths-in-europe/
