In 2021, the number of deaths of inhabitants of Hauts-de-France was still far too high compared to the last reference year, 2019, i.e. before the coronavirus health crisis.
If the entire territory was affected by this phenomenon of excess mortality, our region is one of those where the magnitude is higher than elsewhere.
This is all the more worrying as births, which are falling, are struggling to compensate for deaths.
According to the latest figures published by INSEE, 60,000 deaths were recorded in Hauts-de-France in 2021. This represents an increase of almost 9% compared to 2019, two points above the national average at 7 %.
A statistic that places the region in 3rd national place in terms of excess mortality, behind Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (12.5%) and Corsica (12%).
Excess mortality following epidemic waves
If INSEE does not establish a formal relationship between this excess mortality and the coronavirus epidemic, the Institute notes however that the periods of the year having experienced the most deaths follow the epidemic waves.
The figures also show that this phenomenon has a greater impact on the elderly: "despite vaccination, the elderly remain the most affected, especially those aged 65-74 (+ 20%)".
A particularly high “excess of deaths” in retirement homes (+18%).
On the birth side, the diagram is jagged but the annual total shows a drop compared to 2019. With 65,000 babies born in Hauts-de-France in 2021, as many as the previous year, INSEE points to a decline of 2.5% compared to 2019.
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