Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)

European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO): Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex was 5.30 million Number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
5.30 million Number
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
3rd
of 11 regions
All-time high
5.30 million Number
in 2018
All-time low
4.14 million Number
in 1961
Years of data
44
1961–2018

Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO), 1961–2018

02.0M4.0M6.0M1961198920181961: 4.1M Number1970: 4.6M Number1971: 4.7M Number1972: 4.7M Number1973: 4.7M Number1974: 4.7M Number1975: 4.8M Number1976: 4.8M Number1977: 4.7M Number1978: 4.8M Number1979: 4.8M Number1980: 4.9M Number1981: 4.9M Number1982: 4.8M Number1983: 5.0M Number1984: 4.9M Number1985: 5.0M Number1986: 5.0M Number1987: 4.9M Number1988: 4.9M Number1989: 4.9M Number1990: 5.0M Number1991: 5.0M Number1992: 4.9M Number1993: 5.0M Number1994: 4.9M Number1995: 5.0M Number1996: 5.0M Number1997: 4.9M Number1998: 5.0M Number1999: 5.0M Number2000: 4.9M Number2001: 4.8M Number2002: 4.9M Number2003: 5.0M Number2004: 4.8M Number2005: 4.9M Number2006: 4.8M Number2007: 4.8M Number2008: 4.9M Number2009: 4.9M Number2016: 5.1M Number2017: 5.3M Number2018: 5.3M Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) recorded 5.30 million Number for deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in 2018. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) peaked at 5.30 million Number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.14 million Number, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO), year by year

Annual values for Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO), 1961 to 2018.
Year Number Change
1961 4.14 million Number
1970 4.64 million Number +12.1%
1971 4.69 million Number +1.1%
1972 4.66 million Number -0.5%
1973 4.75 million Number +1.8%
1974 4.71 million Number -0.8%
1975 4.82 million Number +2.4%
1976 4.84 million Number +0.4%
1977 4.75 million Number -1.9%
1978 4.83 million Number +1.8%
1979 4.81 million Number -0.4%
1980 4.90 million Number +1.9%
1981 4.87 million Number -0.7%
1982 4.84 million Number -0.6%
1983 4.95 million Number +2.3%
1984 4.87 million Number -1.7%
1985 5.00 million Number +2.7%
1986 4.95 million Number -1.0%
1987 4.88 million Number -1.4%
1988 4.89 million Number +0.2%
1989 4.92 million Number +0.6%
1990 4.96 million Number +0.9%
1991 4.99 million Number +0.5%
1992 4.93 million Number -1.1%
1993 5.02 million Number +1.8%
1994 4.94 million Number -1.7%
1995 5.00 million Number +1.2%
1996 4.99 million Number -0.1%
1997 4.94 million Number -1.0%
1998 4.95 million Number +0.2%
1999 4.96 million Number +0.1%
2000 4.87 million Number -1.8%
2001 4.83 million Number -0.9%
2002 4.89 million Number +1.2%
2003 4.98 million Number +1.8%
2004 4.77 million Number -4.2%
2005 4.86 million Number +2.0%
2006 4.79 million Number -1.5%
2007 4.84 million Number +1.0%
2008 4.88 million Number +0.9%
2009 4.89 million Number +0.2%
2016 5.12 million Number +4.7%
2017 5.26 million Number +2.6%
2018 5.30 million Number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.14 million Number 4.14 million Number 4.14 million Number 1
1970s 4.75 million Number 4.64 million Number 4.84 million Number 10
1980s 4.91 million Number 4.84 million Number 5.00 million Number 10
1990s 4.97 million Number 4.93 million Number 5.02 million Number 10
2000s 4.86 million Number 4.77 million Number 4.98 million Number 10
2010s 5.23 million Number 5.12 million Number 5.30 million Number 3

Countries ranked near European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)

  1. 1 Germany 1.01 million Number compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 714,263 Number compare
  3. 3 Italy 653,109 Number compare
  4. 4 France 643,332 Number compare
  5. 5 United Kingdom 614,313 Number compare
  6. 5 United Kingdom 614,313 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) was 5.30 million Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex recorded in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
The highest recorded value was 5.30 million Number in 2018.
What is the lowest deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex recorded in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.14 million Number in 1961.
How does European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) rank for deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex?
European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) ranks 3rd out of 11 regions with data for 2018.
Is deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex rising or falling in European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO)?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Economic Area (EU27 - 2007-2013 and IS, LI, NO) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths by year of birth (age reached) and sex
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
68 places, 3,486 data points, 1960–2024
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