Key Points

• Based on civil registry data provided by INSEE, the increase in the number of deaths observed in S49 continues in S50 among people aged 65 and older.

• This increase in week 50 is observed in the Normandy and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions (which had already seen an increase in week 49), as well as in Brittany, Pays-de-la-Loire, and to a lesser extent in Hauts-de-France.

• In week 51, the number of deaths certified electronically rose slightly, mainly among people aged 85 and older and those aged 45–64, and in public hospitals.