2023-06-07 18:09:47
675,000 people died in France in 2022, or 53,800 more deaths than expected, according to INSEE figures. This might be explained by the flu epidemics and the high temperatures experienced last summer.
INSEE has noted the persistence of a clear excess mortality in France in 2022 compared to a “normal” year (excluding epidemics or unusual events), which the Covid is not enough to explain, according to figures published Tuesday by the Institute. statistics.
For INSEE, 675,000 people died in France in 2022, or 53,800 more deaths than expected, given the age of the population and the trends recorded over the previous 10 or 15 years.
The deviation from the forecast (+8.7%) is greater than that observed in 2021 (+6.9%) and in 2020 (+7.8%) – the year when the Covid epidemic had exploded.
The flu and the high heat in question
However, Covid 19 killed significantly fewer people in 2022, with 38,300 dead compared to 59,100 in 2021, according to figures from Public Health France.
“Deaths due to causes other than Covid-19 have therefore increased”, indicates INSEE, which mentions “the two flu epidemics” in March-April and December 2022, and also the high temperatures during the summer 2022.
“Finally, the Covid 19 epidemic may have led to an increase in deaths since 2020 due to indirect effects, such as postponements of operations or reductions in screening for other diseases”, indicates INSEE.
A structural evolution?
The French population may also be facing a more structural development, with a brake on the gains in life expectancy that were observed each year, explains INSEE.
“There may also be an interruption or pause” in the downward trend in mortality “but without it being possible to identify it yet”, indicates the institute.
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