US EditionHealth: Mortality Reached a Historically Low Level in France in 2023 Thanks to the Decline of the Covid-19
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In 2023, mortality in France reached a "historically low" level, mainly linked to the reflux of Covid-19. Cancers and circulatory diseases remain the main causes of death. - Cancers, respiratory diseases... The main causes of death of French people (Health and well-being).
In France, mortality remains much higher in overseas departments and regions and, to a lesser extent, in the north and east of the country, scientists observe.
France recorded historically low mortality in 2023, marked by the reflux of Covid-19, but cancers and circulatory diseases remain the main causes of death.
The decrease in Covid-related deaths contributed to the decline in the death rate in 2023, according to two studies published on Tuesday 8 July by Public Health France, Drees and Inserm. Cancers remain the most deadly pathology.
In 2023, 637,082 people died in metropolitan France, or about 828.3 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants – a historically low level, lower than in 2019. Behind this decline, however, is a contrasting observation: while cancers and cardiovascular diseases remain the main causes, regional disparities and places of death draw a more complex landscape.
Every year, these scientists examine the main causes of mortality, with a little time lag. In 2023, more than 637,000 deaths were recorded in France.
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