Deaths and crude death rate

In 2024, the EU-27 figure for deaths and crude death rate was 4,811,984 .

That is a 0.9% fell versus 2023 (4,856,197).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 3.4% higher.

Across member states, Germany reported the highest value (1,007,758, 2024) and Malta the lowest (4,181, 2024) — a ratio of 241.0× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset tps00029; every value links back to the canonical source.