Poland with the highest excess death rate in the EU
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In December 2021, Poland achieved the highest excess mortality among EU countries – 69 percent, according to Eurostat data. This indicator is driving the Covid-19 pandemic. Poland achieved such negative results for most of 2021. During the peak of the excess number of deaths in November 2021, Poland's rate was twice as high as the European average – almost 51 percent.
Excess mortality, i.e. the rate of deaths higher than in the corresponding period in previous years, reached its peak in November and December 2021. In November, the excess death rate across the European Union was at the level of 26 percent – a little less, 23 percent, was recorded in December.
