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Statistics Explained

In July 2024, excess mortality continued to vary across the EU (Figure 2). The excess mortality rate was negative in 6 EU countries: the lowest rates were recorded in Latvia (-10.9 %), Lithuania (-4.8 %), Estonia (4.0 %), Slovakia (-3.1 %) and Czechia (-0.3 %). On the other hand, 20 EU countries registered excess deaths: the highest rates were observed in Malta (26.7 %), Greece (25.2%), Cyprus (24.8 %), Ireland (17.2 %) and Portugal (15.3 %).

The high values for Malta, Greece and Cyprus are likely linked to the heatwaves that occurred during July 2024 in those countries.

For comparison, as presented in Table 1, also in June 2024, 20 EU countries recorded excess deaths, with the highest rates observed in Cyprus (23.1 %), the Ireland (15.4 %), the Netherlands (15.2 %) and Luxembourg (14.1 %).

Data from Romania for weeks 18-31, covering May, June, and July 2024, are currently unavailable. More …[1]

References

  1. ^ Excess mortality statistics (ec.europa.eu)