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Deaths in France rose 1% in 2025, Insee final data show

France recorded 647,818 deaths in 2025, according to finalized population statistics from Insee. After adjustment for the leap-year effect, the count was 1% higher than in 2024.

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Life expectancy at birth in 2024 was 80.2 years for men and 85.8 years for women. Insee links the 2025 increase in deaths to a winter flu epidemic and population ageing; the statistics do not identify the cause of each individual death.

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Deaths in France rose 1% in 2025, Insee final data show

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