Cause of death | Age group | Cumulative excess mortality | 95% CI* | Total excess deaths | |
First heat wave, 3 July–15 July | |||||
All non-accidental deaths | All | 8.5%* | 6.4% to 10.6% | 320 | |
75+ | 7.7%* | 5.1% to 10.4% | 128 | ||
IHD | All | 5.8%* | 3.4% to 8.1% | 71 | |
75+ | 0.7% | −1.2% to 2.7% | 5 | ||
CVD | All | 13.1%* | 9.1% to 17.0% | 102 | |
75+ | 15.5%* | 9.5% to 21.6% | 72 | ||
RD | All | 28.8%* | 19.0% to 38.6% | 9 | |
75+ | 32.7%* | 3.6% to 61.9% | 5 | ||
Second heat wave, 20 July–25 July | |||||
All non-accidental deaths | All | 7.8%* | 3.3% to 12.4% | 164 | |
75+ | 10.8%* | 1.8% to 19.8% | 83 | ||
IHD | All | 1.5% | −2.1% to 5.0% | 9 | |
75+ | 6.1%* | 0.4% to 11.8% | 21 | ||
CVD | All | 21.1%* | 9.1% to 33.2% | 76 | |
75+ | 23.8%* | 3.6% to 44.0% | 51 | ||
RD | All | 8.8% | −23.9% to 41.1% | 1 | |
75+ | 11.6% | −27.5% to 50.8% | 1 | ||
Third heat wave, 28 July–2 August | |||||
All non-accidental deaths | All | 6.1%* | 0.9% to 11.3% | 73 | |
75+ | 2.4% | −1.8% to 6.6% | 9 | ||
IHD | All | 3.0% | −0.6% to 6.7 | 9 | |
75+ | 0.4% | −10.2% to 11.0% | 1 | ||
CVD | All | 9.2%* | 0.1% to 18.3% | 22 | |
75+ | 10.9%* | 0.4% to 20.6% | 16 | ||
RD | All | 34.8% | −51.5% to 121% | 4 | |
75+ | −63.3% | −84.2% to −42.5% | −3 |
*Statistically significant and positive.
CVD, cerebrovascular diseases; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; RD, chronic lower respiratory diseases.