# European Union (EU27) - Deaths / death rate

European Union (EU27) - Deaths / death rate was 4,812,382 in 2025, unchanged from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4,534,200 (2016) to 5,297,333 (2021), averaging 4,844,039.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.DEATHS.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: —
- Coverage: 1961-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (65 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-deaths-death-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 4,812,382 |
| 2024 | 4,812,006 |
| 2023 | 4,856,246 |
| 2022 | 5,158,828 |
| 2021 | 5,297,333 |
| 2020 | 5,185,351 |
| 2019 | 4,653,083 |
| 2018 | 4,693,576 |
| 2017 | 4,661,018 |
| 2016 | 4,534,200 |
| 2015 | 4,620,411 |
| 2014 | 4,372,607 |
| 2013 | 4,419,258 |
| 2012 | 4,441,347 |
| 2011 | 4,318,817 |
| 2010 | 4,344,647 |
| 2009 | 4,341,741 |
| 2008 | 4,312,237 |
| 2007 | 4,271,736 |
| 2006 | 4,224,330 |
| 2005 | 4,288,668 |
| 2004 | 4,190,920 |
| 2003 | 4,373,650 |
| 2002 | 4,284,989 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.DEATHS.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.DEATHS.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```