In 2021 there were estimated to have been just over 9.6 million deaths in Europe. Between 1950 and 2021, the year with the fewest number of deaths was 1958, while the year with the most number of deaths was 2021.
Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Total deaths (in thousands)
2021
9,656
2020
9,119
2019
8,020
2018
8,112
2017
8,076
2016
8,009
2015
8,178
2014
7,956
2013
8,034
2012
8,078
2011
7,959
2010
8,128
2009
8,099
2008
8,195
2007
8,188
2006
8,237
2005
8,494
2004
8,381
2003
8,655
2002
8,521
2001
8,365
2000
8,402
1999
8,403
1998
8,193
1997
8,240
1996
8,395
1995
8,553
1994
8,492
1993
8,413
1992
7,936
1991
7,797
1990
7,681
1989
7,528
1988
7,476
1987
7,407
1986
7,424
1985
7,703
1984
7,585
1983
7,562
1982
7,374
1981
7,404
1980
7,423
1979
7,269
1978
7,184
1977
7,040
1976
7,086
1975
7,009
1974
6,818
1973
6,815
1972
6,700
1971
6,675
1970
6,602
1969
6,653
1968
6,428
1967
6,205
1966
6,075
1965
6,059
1964
5,844
1963
6,031
1962
6,024
1961
5,749
1960
5,784
1959
5,816
1958
5,648
1957
5,963
1956
5,900
1955
5,987
1954
6,073
1953
6,221
1952
6,265
1951
6,610
1950
6,473
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UN DESA. (July 11, 2022). Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/
UN DESA. (2022). Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/
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