Eurostat excess mortality updated to July, 2023

Ireland: 5th highest rate in EU

Apologies for the small text on the bar chart. But that’s how it exports from Eurostat.

Centre = average monthly death rate (so excess is 0%).
Left / Right = percentage below / above average.

Eurostat Interactive Tool

Use the interactive tool to select Ireland and compare it with the EU average. As you do I invite you to ponder a question: why aren’t Irish excess deaths coming down in the Summer like they’re supposed to?

Patrick E Walsh goes into more detail on the July figures from Eurostat.