France Recorded 1,243 Excess Deaths During July 3-July 22 Heatwaves
People aged 75 and older accounted for nearly three-quarters of the deaths as France’s summer heatwaves pushed the year’s toll above 7,300, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Public France reported 1,243 excess deaths between July 3 and July 22, bringing total excess mortality for the year to 7,307 across multiple heatwaves.
- France has endured a record 52 days of heatwaves since mid-June, according to an AFP analysis of Meteo-France data showing three consecutive summer heatwaves.
- Nearly three-quarters of the excess deaths "concern people aged 75 and over," the health ministry said, though heatwaves affected "all age groups from 45 and over."
- This year's heatwave days far exceed the 33 recorded in 2022 and the 22 seen in 2003, making 2026 the record year since records began in 1947.
- Europe has experienced more extreme warming linked to human-induced climate change than any other continent this year, with recurring heatwaves beyond France causing widespread drought and wildfires.
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The second wave of summer heat in France, which lasted from 3 to 22 July, resulted in an excess of mortality of 1,243 people compared to the average of the last years, according to estimates presented this Wednesday by Santé Publique France, the official health agency. Three quarters ... Continue reading "Extreme heat wave in France has left up to 7,300 extra deaths in the last summer" The post Extreme heat wave in France has left up to 7,300 ex…
During the heatwave in France between July 3 and 22, 1,243 more people died than would have been expected for that period if there had been no heatwave…
France has experienced more heatwave days this year than any other year since systematic heat measurements began in 1947. At the same time, the heat has claimed thousands of extra lives, according to French health authorities.
7,300 excess deaths and counting in France's historically hot summer
France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heat waves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number of hot days since mid-June, according to an AFP analysis.
Between July 3 and 22, there were 1,243 deaths and this summer, in addition to being the hottest, is already the deadliest after 2003, with 15,000 deaths
The heat wave that struck France from 3 to 22 July resulted in at least 1,243 excess deaths in the 78 departments concerned, according to an initial estimate by Public Health France. In Brittany, 152 excess deaths were estimated, representing an excess mortality of 17.6%, almost double the national average.
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