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	—
EC_MEASUREEc measure	string	—
SEASONAL_ADJUSTSeasonal adjust	string	—
SEX	string	—
FREQFrequency	string	—
TIME_PERIODPeriod	string	—
UNIT_MEASUREUnit	string	—
AGE	string	—
OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue	number	—

Schema captured from melodi 4 days ago.

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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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Base URL: https://api.insee.fr/melodi/data/DS_DECES_MORTALITE_SERIES

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