Deaths and Mortality – Long Time SeriesDécès et mortalité - séries longues

Décès et mortalité - séries longuesDeaths and Mortality – Long Time Series

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This dataset from INSEE, the French national statistics institute, provides long-run chronological series on deaths and mortality in France. Data are broken down at the departmental, regional, and national levels, allowing analysis of trends over time and comparison across territorial units. The series are part of INSEE's demographic statistics catalogue and can be used for demographic research, public health analysis, and historical comparison of mortality patterns across French regions and departments.Séries chronologiques sur les décès et la mortalité au niveau départemental, régional et national.

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Data schema (9 fields)

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Field	Type	Description
GEOTerritory	string	Geographic area code (department, region, or national level).Geographic area code (department, region, or national level).
EC_MEASUREEc measure	string	Code for the type of death/mortality measure reported.Code for the type of death/mortality measure reported.
SEASONAL_ADJUSTSeasonal adjust	string	Indicates whether the data is seasonally adjusted.Indicates whether the data is seasonally adjusted.
SEX	string	Sex category of the population covered by the observation.Sex category of the population covered by the observation.
FREQFrequency	string	Frequency of the time series (e.g. annual).Frequency of the time series (e.g. annual).
TIME_PERIODPeriod	string	Time period, typically a year, to which the observation refers.Time period, typically a year, to which the observation refers.
UNIT_MEASUREUnit	string	Unit code used for the observation value.Unit code used for the observation value.
AGE	string	Age group code of the population covered by the observation.Age group code of the population covered by the observation.
OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue	number	Numeric value of the death or mortality observation.Numeric value of the death or mortality observation.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1AGE: _T · GEO: 2025-DEP-75

{
  "AGE": "_T",
  "GEO": "2025-DEP-75",
  "SEX": "_T",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "EC_MEASURE": "DTH_PLACE_RES",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2024",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "NR",
  "SEASONAL_ADJUST": "N",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 14079
}

Record 2AGE: Y50T54 · GEO: 2025-FRANCE-FM

{
  "AGE": "Y50T54",
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-FM",
  "SEX": "_T",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "EC_MEASURE": "MOR_RT",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1984",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PM",
  "SEASONAL_ADJUST": "N",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 6.26
}

Record 3AGE: Y25T29 · GEO: 2025-FRANCE-FM

{
  "AGE": "Y25T29",
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-FM",
  "SEX": "M",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "EC_MEASURE": "MOR_RT",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2025",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PM",
  "SEASONAL_ADJUST": "N",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 0.65
}

Record 4AGE: Y40T44 · GEO: 2025-FRANCE-FM

{
  "AGE": "Y40T44",
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-FM",
  "SEX": "F",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "EC_MEASURE": "MOR_RT",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1989",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PM",
  "SEASONAL_ADJUST": "N",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 1.45
}

Record 5AGE: Y70T79 · GEO: 2025-FRANCE-FM

{
  "AGE": "Y70T79",
  "GEO": "2025-FRANCE-FM",
  "SEX": "M",
  "FREQ": "A",
  "EC_MEASURE": "MOR_RT",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1990",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PM",
  "SEASONAL_ADJUST": "N",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 46.9
}

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