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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July was the hottest month ever recorded in France and one of the driest
With 1,243 excess deaths recorded from July 3 to 22, the second heat wave of summer 2026, less deadly than that of late June, brings to 7,300 the still provisional balance of the victims of the high temperatures this year, announced Wednesday Public Health France.
More than 7,300 excess deaths in France's historically hot summer so far
France saw more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves 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.
France recorded 1,243 more deaths than normal between July 3 and July 22 as the country was hit by extremely high temperatures, the country's public health authority said.
France has recorded an excess mortality of over 7,000 people during this summer's heat waves.
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