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. 2024 Apr;29(15):2400178.
doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2024.29.15.2400178.

Excess mortality in Europe coincides with peaks of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), November 2023 to February 2024

Sarah K Nørgaard  1 , Jens Nielsen  1 , Anne Christine Nordholm  1 , Lukas Richter  2 , Alena Chalupka  2 , Natalia Bustos Sierra  3 , Toon Braeye  3 , Maria Athanasiadou  4 , Theodore Lytras  5 , Gleb Denissov  6 , Oskari Luomala  7 , Anne Fouillet  8 , Isabelle Pontais  8 , Matthias An der Heiden  9 , Benedikt Zacher  9 , Alina Weigel  10 , Ivo Foppa  10 , Kassiani Gkolfinopoulou  11 , Ioannis Panagoulias  11 , Anna Paldy  12 , Tibor Malnasi  12 , Lisa Domegan  13 , Eva Kelly  13 , Naama Rotem  14 , Oksana Rakhlin  14 , Francesca K de'Donato  15 , Chiara Di Blasi  15 , Patrick Hoffmann  16 , Telma Velez  16 , Kathleen England  17 , Neville Calleja  17 , Liselotte van Asten  18 , Femke Jongenotter  18 , Ana Paula Rodrigues  19 , Susana Silva  19 , Petra Klepac  20 , Diana Gomez-Barroso  21 , Inmaculada Leon Gomez  21 , Ilias Galanis  22 , Ahmed Farah  22 , Rolf Weitkunat  23 , Katarina Fehst  23 , Nick Andrews  24 , Tom Clare  24 , Declan T Bradley  25 , Mark G O'Doherty  25 , Naoma William  26 , Mark Hamilton  26 , Bolette Søborg  1 , Tyra G Krause  1 , Nick Bundle  27 , Lasse S Vestergaard  1
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Excess mortality in Europe coincides with peaks of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), November 2023 to February 2024

Sarah K Nørgaard et al. Euro Surveill. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

Since the end of November 2023, the European Mortality Monitoring Network (EuroMOMO) has observed excess mortality in Europe. During weeks 48 2023-6 2024, preliminary results show a substantially increased rate of 95.3 (95% CI: 91.7-98.9) excess all-cause deaths per 100,000 person-years for all ages. This excess mortality is seen in adults aged 45 years and older, and coincides with widespread presence of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) observed in many European countries during the 2023/24 winter season.

Keywords: EuroMOMO; Excess mortality; respiratory infections; surveillance.

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
EuroMOMO pooled estimates and observed numbers of all-cause mortality per 100,000 person-years for (A) all ages and (B–G) by age group, 25 participating countries or subnational areasa, week 41 2023–week 12 2024
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Figure 2
Estimated z-scores of excess all-cause mortalities by ISO week, 25 participating countries or subnational areasa, week 41 2023–week 12 2024
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Figure 3
Pathogen-specific test positivity of SARS-CoV-2, influenza and RSV for all ages based on (A) primary care sentinel data and (B) non-sentinel data submitted to TESSy, 25 countriesa, week 41 2023–week 12 2024
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