5 400this is the number of deaths domiciled in 2023 in the Marnais department, according to a study by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) published at the end of 2024. News which is not the most joyful, because the Marne finds herself among the top five departments with the highest mortality in the Grand Est region. Moselle (10,500 deaths) and Bas-Rhin (10,200 deaths) precede Haut-Rhin with 7,300 deaths, followed by Meurthe-et-Moselle (7,100 deaths), Marne, and finally Vosges with 2 700 deaths. Mortality in Marne is also higher than birthswho number 5 200.
A decrease compared to 2022
Note that in the Marne department, deaths in 2022 (5,766 precisely) were more numerous only in 2023. In the Grand Est region55,400 deaths were counted in total in 2023. As for the department, the region experienced a decrease compared to 2022 (-5.3%), a year marked by two episodes of flu and several waves of intense heat during the summer. The improved health conditions of 2023 made it possible to record a lower number of deaths each month than in 2022. This drop in deaths is, however, less strong in the Grand Est than at the national level (-6.5%).
However, since the beginning of the 2010s, deaths have tended to increase and are explained by aging of the population. People aged 65 or over in the region's overall population increased from 15.0% in 2000 to 21.7% in 2023.
January 3, a deadly day
According to another INSEE study published in October 2024, for twenty years, January 3 has been marked as being the deadliest day. From 2004 to 2023, the average number of people who died on this date is 1900 compared to 1600 on other days. It is 19% more than average. « The desire to spend these holidays with loved ones, as well as the desire to reach a new year could delay the onset of death for people at the end of life and partly explain this peak. In addition, this period corresponds to a resumption of scheduled surgical operations. », Indicates INSEE.
The winter period is generally just as disastrous, and particularly for people aged 60 and over. Between the months of January and February, the risks of death are higher. August 15 is, conversely, the day when deaths are fewerwith 1,410 daily deaths on average, or 12% less than the average.
A life expectancy lower than the national
In France, life expectancy for men is 80 years and for women 85.7 years. In Marne, life expectancy is slightly lower: men reach the age of 79 and women reach 85.1. A first in the department. More generally, in the region, the figures are also lower than nationally, with 79.4 years for men and 84.8 years for women. In 2020, the health crisis caused a decline in life expectancy in the region (-0.9).
