14,000 Die in Germany from Extreme Heat
14,000 people died in Germany this year due to abnormal heat. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the number of premature deaths in Germany linked to heat from April 6 to August 9 was approximately 14,000.
Consensus
- 14,000 people died in Germany from extreme heat between April and August 2025.
- The number of heat-related deaths is the highest in the past 10 years.
- Most victims were people over 65 years old.
- Many deaths were linked to pre-existing health conditions such as cardiovascular, respiratory, or kidney diseases.
- The estimate is considered conservative, and the actual number may be higher.
- The period from June to July 2026 was the hottest in Western Europe on record.
- The average temperature for June and July 2026 exceeded the 1991–2020 average by 2.79°C.
Points of divergence
- The previous record was set in 2018, when about 9,000 people died from heat. — kommersant
- 7,040 deaths occurred among people aged 85 and older. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The mortality rate due to heat was 17 per 100,000 residents. — tg_theinsider
- The number of deaths was higher among women than men, but this is attributed to the higher proportion of women in the elderly population. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The data covers the first seven months of the year, with the figure updated as of August 9. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- 14 thousand people died in Germany in four months due to reasons related to abnormal heat — The Insider
- Number of heat-related deaths in Germany has risen to 14 thousand — Коммерсантъ
- 14,000 people died in Germany due to abnormal heat this year — DW Главное