2023 hot weather killed 48,000 in Europe

Heatwaves worsened by pollution killed an estimated 47,690 Europeans last year, with the continent warming more quickly than other parts of the world, according to new research


HEAT-RELATED MORTALITY RATE, 2023 (deaths per million)

Greece		393 
Bulgaria 	229 
Italy 		209 
Spain 		175 
Cyprus 		167 
Portugal 	136 
Malta 		134 
Croatia 	132 
Romania 	128 
Albania 	120 
Lithuania 	83 
Germany 	76
Estonia 	75 
Montenegro 	66 
Serbia 		66 
Austria 	54 
Luxembourg 	51 
Slovakia 	45
Slovenia 	45
France 		41 
Czechia 	34 
Switzerland 	34 
Denmark 	32
Hungary 	29 
Latvia 		29 
Belgium 	28 
UK 		28 
Finland 	24 
Netherlands 	21 
Liechtenstein 	19
Poland 		16 
Ireland 	12 
Norway 		5
Sweden		1
Iceland 	0


HEAT-RELATED MORTALITY, 2023
(weekly deaths, 1,000s, all ages)

Total 
Women 
Men

			11 
			10 
			9
			8
			7
 			6
 			5
 			4
 			3
			2
  			1 
			0			
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
          
   
Sources: The Guardian, Nature
Picture: Chuttersnap (Unsplash)
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