... during the first half of 2015 (at least in some European countries).
Deaths are up by 4-11% in several countries.
In Italy, France and Germany they are up by 10% compared with the first half of 2014, in Austria by 8% and in Sweden by 4%.
Usually, birth and death statistics are not moving by more than 2-3% each year.
What could be the reason for this massive spike in deaths accross the continent ? It's not like it was really cold or something in the winter/spring months ...
Any source?
I looked at the Swedish numbers (
http://scb.se/sv_/Hitta-statistik/Statistik-efter-amne/Befolkning/Befolkningens-sammansattning/Befolkningsstatistik/25788/25795/Manadsstatistik---Riket/25896/). It is not really the case that 2015 stands out. If anything it is the number of deaths in 2014 that are a bit lower than the years before and after; in 2012, 2013 and 2015 the number of deaths January-August were all 61,000-something.
