How the numbers were computed
For the story Excess mortality.
Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.
The ranking
Ranks
Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Czechia and Greece, at 3.3% each, are both 14th, and Cyprus is 16th.
- 27 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2026-05(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
29.1 percentage points
Highest value − lowest value, in percentage points: 18.0 − −11.1 = 29.1. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.
- 18.0: Luxembourg, May 2026
demo_mexrt:M.PC.LU@2026-05· request r1 - −11.1: Lithuania, May 2026
demo_mexrt:M.PC.LT@2026-05· request r1
27 / 27
EU countries with a value for 2026-05: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.
- 27 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2026-05(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
Values, 2025-11 to 2026-05
The values as Eurostat publishes them, one per country and month.
- 28 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2025-11(<geo> is the country code) · request r1 - 28 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2025-12(<geo> is the country code) · request r1 - 28 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2026-01(<geo> is the country code) · request r1 - 28 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2026-02(<geo> is the country code) · request r1 - 28 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2026-03(<geo> is the country code) · request r1 - 28 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2026-04(<geo> is the country code) · request r1 - 28 values, one per country
demo_mexrt:M.PC.<geo>@2026-05(<geo> is the country code) · request r1
Eurostat values in the text
11.1
Eurostat publishes it as shown.
- −11.1: Lithuania, May 2026
demo_mexrt:M.PC.LT@2026-05· request r1
18.0
Eurostat publishes it as shown.
- 18.0: Luxembourg, May 2026
demo_mexrt:M.PC.LU@2026-05· request r1
3.8
Eurostat publishes it as shown.
- 3.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), May 2026
demo_mexrt:M.PC.EU27_2020@2026-05· request r1
3.4
Eurostat publishes it as shown.
- 3.4: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025-11
demo_mexrt:M.PC.EU27_2020@2025-11· request r1
Requests
- r1: Eurostat API query · retrieved 4 November 2026 · data updated 16 September 2026 · fingerprint:
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