Key Points

• Nationally, based on INSEE data, the number of deaths across all age groups, which showed a moderate excess between weeks 12 and 18, appears to have returned to within the usual range of fluctuation in week 19.

• This excess in deaths mainly affected people aged 65–84 (still above normal in Week 19) and those over 85 (who returned to normal fluctuation ranges in Week 17).

• The number of electronically certified deaths decreased slightly in Week 20.