The number of deaths observed in France since May is slightly lower than that of the last two years, including in the regions most affected by the coronavirus, INSEE indicates on Friday.
Between May 1 and July 20, 123,104 deaths were recorded in the territory, or 3% less than in 2019 and 1% less than in 2018, according to still provisional figures, based on the state. -civil and therefore does not detail the causes of death.
These data confirm that "since May 1, France has no longer seen excess mortality", notes the National Institute of Statistics in this publication.
A drop also in Ile-de-France and in the Grand Est
In Île-de-France, a region very heavily affected by the epidemic, the number of deaths observed since May 1 is 1% lower than in 2019 and stable compared to 2018. In the Grand Est, another region where the virus was very active, deaths over this period are 3% lower than in 2019 and also stable compared to 2018.
Five departments in mainland France record a number of deaths more than 5% higher: Jura, Seine-et-Marne, Lozère, Isère and Meuse.
Note that Mayenne, where the virus is currently circulating, has fewer deaths than in previous years (-4% compared to 2018 and 2019).
In the overseas departments, the situation is more heterogeneous, with higher mortality compared to last year in Mayotte (+ 23%), Reunion (+ 6%) and Guyana (+ 6% ), and lower in Martinique (-7%) and Guadeloupe (-8%).
Deaths in nursing homes or at home more numerous than in 2019
The average decrease in deaths observed since May 1, however, concerns more people under the age of 50 (-11% of deaths in those under 25, -7% in those aged 25 to 49) and deaths occurring in hospital or clinic (-7%).
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Deaths in retirement homes or at home remain more numerous than in 2019, by + 9% and + 5% respectively.
Since March, however, mortality has remained high in France with 252,969 deaths occurring between March 1 and July 20, i.e. 10% more than in 2019 (+23,900 deaths) and 8% more than in 2018 (+ 18,200 deaths).
At least 30,254 people have died since the start of the epidemic, including 19,739 in hospitals and 10,515 in social and medico-social establishments (Ehpad), according to the latest figures communicated by the General Directorate of Health.