Data from 20 European countries shows that over 200,000 more people than usual have died since March.
These deaths are very unevenly distributed geographically. To better understand the spread of the virus we have gathered data on excess deaths from 500 subnational regions .
The results are presented from a regional perspective in the reports below. You can also read a summary of the results in this blog post .
Analysis region by region
Arr. Aalst
Arr. Antwerpen
Arr. Arlon
Arr. Ath
Arr. Bastogne
Arr. Brugge
Arr. Charleroi
Arr. Dendermonde
Arr. Diksmuide
Arr. Dinant
Arr. Eeklo
Arr. Gent
Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde
Arr. Hasselt
Arr. Huy
Arr. Ieper
Arr. Kortrijk
Arr. Leuven
Arr. Liège
Arr. Maaseik
Arr. Marche-en-Famenne
Arr. Mechelen
Arr. Mons
Arr. Mouscron
Arr. Namur
Arr. Neufchâteau
Arr. Nivelles
Arr. Oostende
Arr. Oudenaarde
Arr. Philippeville
Arr. Roeselare
Arr. Sint-Niklaas
Arr. Soignies
Arr. Thuin
Arr. Tielt
Arr. Tongeren
Arr. Tournai
Arr. Turnhout
Arr. Verviers - communes francophones
Arr. Veurne
Arr. Virton
Arr. Waremme
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Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Blagoevgrad
Burgas
Dobrich
Gabrovo
Haskovo
Kardzhali
Kyustendil
Lovech
Montana
Pazardzhik
Pernik
Pleven
Plovdiv
Razgrad
Ruse
Shumen
Silistra
Sliven
Smolyan
Stara Zagora
Targovishte
Varna
Veliko Tarnovo
Vidin
Vratsa
Yambol
Sofia
Sofia District
Zlínský kraj
Jihomoravský
Jihočeský
Karlovarský
Královéhradecký
Liberecký
Moravskoslezský
Olomoucký
Pardubický
Plzeňský
Prague
Středočeský
Vysočina
Ústecký
Bornholm
Byen København
Fyn
Københavns omegn
Nordjylland
Nordsjælland
Sydjylland
Vest- og Sydsjælland
Vestjylland
Østjylland
Østsjælland
Kainuu
Kymenlaakso
Pirkanmaa
Satakunta
Uusimaa
Åland Islands
Central Finland
Central Ostrobothnia
Lapland
North Karelia
Northern Ostrobothnia
Ostrobothnia
Päijänne Tavastia
South Karelia
Southern Ostrobothnia
Southern Savonia
Southern Savonia
Southwest Finland
Tavastia Proper
Ain
Aisne
Allier
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Ardennes
Ardèche
Ariège
Aube
Aude
Aveyron
Bas-Rhin
Bouches-du-Rhône
Calvados
Cantal
Charente
Charente-Maritime
Cher
Corrèze
Corse-du-Sud
Creuse
Deux-Sèvres
Dordogne
Doubs
Drôme
Essonne
Eure
Eure-et-Loir
Finistère
Gard
Gers
Gironde
Guadeloupe
Guyane
Haut-Rhin
Haute-Corse
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Loire
Haute-Marne
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Saône
Haute-Vienne
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Pyrénées
Hauts-de-Seine
Hérault
Ille-et-Vilaine
Indre
Indre-et-Loire
Isère
Jura
La Réunion
Landes
Loir-et-Cher
Loire
Loire-Atlantique
Loiret
Lot
Lot-et-Garonne
Lozère
Maine-et-Loire
Manche
Marne
Martinique
Mayenne
Mayotte
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meuse
Morbihan
Moselle
Nièvre
Nord
Oise
Orne
Paris
Pas-de-Calais
Puy-de-Dôme
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Orientales
Rhône
Sarthe
Savoie
Saône-et-Loire
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Saint-Denis
Seine-et-Marne
Somme
Tarn
Tarn-et-Garonne
Territoire de Belfort
Val-de-Marne
Var
Vaucluse
Vendée
Vienne
Vosges
Yonne
Yvelines
Côte-d’Or
Côtes-d’Armor
Val-d’Oise
Baden-Württemberg
Bayern
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hessen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersachsen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Sachsen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thüringen
Capital
Landsbyggð
Agrigento
Alessandria
Ancona
Aosta Valley
Arezzo
Ascoli Piceno
Asti
Avellino
Bari
Barletta-Andria-Trani
Belluno
Benevento
Bergamo
Biella
Bologna
Brescia
Brindisi
Cagliari
Caltanissetta
Campobasso
Carbonia-Iglesias
Caserta
Catania
Catanzaro
Chieti
Como
Cosenza
Cremona
Crotone
Cuneo
Enna
Fermo
Ferrara
Firenze
Foggia
Forlì-Cesena
Frosinone
Genova
Gorizia
Grosseto
Imperia
Isernia
La Spezia
Latina
Lecce
Lecco
Livorno
Lodi
Lucca
Macerata
Matera
Medio Campidano
Messina
Modena
Napoli
Novara
Nuoro
Ogliastra
Olbia-Tempio
Oristano
Palermo
Parma
Pavia
Perugia
Pescara
Piacenza
Pisa
Pistoia
Pordenone
Potenza
Prato
Ragusa
Ravenna
Reggio di Calabria
Rieti
Rimini
Roma
Rovigo
Salerno
Sassari
Savona
Siena
Siracusa
Sondrio
Taranto
Teramo
Terni
Torino
Trapani
Treviso
Trieste
Udine
Varese
Venezia
Verbano-Cusio-Ossola
Vercelli
Verona
Vibo Valentia
Vicenza
Viterbo
L’Aquila
Mantua
Massa and Carrara
Milan
Monza and Brianza
Padua
Pesaro and Urbino
Reggio Emilia
South Tyrol
Trentino
Alytaus apskritis
Kauno apskritis
Utenos apskritis
Klaipėdos apskritis
Marijampolės apskritis
Panevėžio apskritis
Tauragės apskritis
Telšių apskritis
Vilnius County
Šiaulių apskritis
Luxembourg
Drenthe
Flevoland
Friesland (NL)
Gelderland
Groningen
Limburg (NL)
Noord-Brabant
Noord-Holland
Overijssel
Utrecht
Zeeland
Zuid-Holland
Akershus
Aust-Agder
Buskerud
Finnmark
Hedmark
Hordaland
Møre og Romsdal
Nord-Trøndelag
Nordland
Oslo
Rogaland
Sogn og Fjordane
Sør-Trøndelag
Telemark
Troms
Trøndelag
Vest-Agder
Vestfold
Østfold
Oppland
Alentejo Central
Alentejo Litoral
Algarve
Alto Alentejo
Alto Minho
Alto Tâmega
Ave
Azores
Baixo Alentejo
Beira Baixa
Beiras e Serra da Estrela
Cávado
Douro
Lezíria do Tejo
Madeira
Médio Tejo
Oeste
Região de Aveiro
Região de Coimbra
Região de Leiria
Terras de Trás-os-Montes
Tâmega e Sousa
Viseu Dão Lafões
Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
Área Metropolitana do Porto
Bratislava
Banská Bystrica
Košice
Nitra
Prešov
Trenčín
Trnava
Žilina
Andalucía
Aragón
Canarias (ES)
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Castilla-la Mancha
Cataluña
Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta (ES)
Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla (ES)
Comunidad Foral de Navarra
Comunidad Valenciana
Comunidad de Madrid
Extremadura
Galicia
Illes Balears
La Rioja
País Vasco
Principado de Asturias
Región de Murcia
Blekinge
Dalarna
Gotland
Gävleborg
Halland
Jämtland
Jönköping
Kalmar
Kronoberg
Norrbotten
Skåne
Stockholm
Södermanland
Uppsala
Värmland
Västerbotten
Västernorrland
Västmanland
Västra Götaland
Örebro
Östergötland
Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Stadt
Bern
Fribourg
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Neuchâtel
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Thurgau
Ticino
Uri
Valais
Vaud
Zug
Zürich
Geneva
Lucerne
East Midlands (UK)
East of England
London
North East (UK)
North West (UK)
Northern Ireland (UK)
Scotland
South East (UK)
South West (UK)
Wales
West Midlands (UK)
Yorkshire and The Humber
About this report
This investigation was made possible through a collaboration with the European Data Journalism Network . You are free to republish all stories and visualisations under Creative Commons, in line with the syndication guidelines .
That data behind this report is published on Gitlab .
You can also use the Local Focus platform to create your own interactive visualisations based on the data.
First published: 2020-06-24