Press release No. 341 of 10 September 2024
WIESBADEN – 79,975 people died in Germany in August 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+2%). Coinciding with heat spikes in large parts of the country (only in German), the number of deaths in the last week of August (Week 35, from 26 August to 1 September) significantly exceeded the corresponding comparative value, however (+9%). In the remaining weeks of August, mortality figures were close to or below the comparative value. An increase in mortality figures in connection with exposure to heat is a well-known effect that can be frequently observed (only in German) in summer months.
