In 2019 there were estimated to have been just under 8.3 million deaths in Europe. Between 1950 and 2019, the year with the fewest number of deaths was 1960, while the year with the most number of deaths was 2001.
Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Total deaths (in thousands)
2019
8,285
2018
8,236
2017
8,190
2016
8,151
2015
8,121
2014
8,103
2013
8,099
2012
8,107
2011
8,128
2010
8,160
2009
8,201
2008
8,250
2007
8,300
2006
8,349
2005
8,392
2004
8,427
2003
8,452
2002
8,466
2001
8,469
2000
8,459
1999
8,438
1998
8,409
1997
8,373
1996
8,331
1995
8,279
1994
8,213
1993
8,133
1992
8,040
1991
7,939
1990
7,836
1989
7,744
1988
7,668
1987
7,611
1986
7,575
1985
7,553
1984
7,539
1983
7,521
1982
7,493
1981
7,450
1980
7,392
1979
7,321
1978
7,242
1977
7,161
1976
7,078
1975
6,996
1974
6,914
1973
6,832
1972
6,750
1971
6,668
1970
6,585
1969
6,501
1968
6,416
1967
6,331
1966
6,248
1965
6,170
1964
6,102
1963
6,045
1962
6,003
1961
5,976
1960
5,964
1959
5,968
1958
5,985
1957
6,014
1956
6,055
1955
6,105
1954
6,164
1953
6,233
1952
6,312
1951
6,399
1950
6,445
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UN DESA. (July 23, 2019). Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/
UN DESA. (2019). Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/
UN DESA. "Number of Deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/
UN DESA, Number of deaths in Europe from 1950 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258338/total-deaths-in-europe/ (last visited January 27, 2022)
