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Based on the death rates of 26 EU member states, the Luxembourg-based office found that the most significant deaths, 36,000, were recorded in the EU between the end of March and the beginning of April, compared to the average. of the last four years.
Spain is at the top of the list in terms of deaths in January-March, with 48,000 more deaths than the average of previous years. The southern European country is followed by Italy, France and Germany with 46,000, 30,000 and 10,000 deaths, respectively. In the other 21 Member States, 25,000 more people died than the average during the same period.
Breaking down by regional level, Bergamo in Italy and Segovia in Spain registered the largest increases in deaths. In terms of general indicators, the majority of people died in northern Italy, Spain, and central Europe compared to the average mortality statistics for recent years.
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