Spain registered nearly 4,500 heat-related deaths from June 1 to August 19th, the highest amount during this period since 2022, according to figures from the public Carlos III Health Institute consulted by AFP Thursday.
By comparison, 3,073 heat-related deaths were recorded during the same period last year and 1,890 in 2024.
The number of heat-related deaths in Spain between June 1 and August 19 hit 4,458, the highest level since 2022 when there were 4,520 heat-related deaths during this time.
The figures were estimated using data from Spain's Mortality Monitoring System (MoMo), which tracks daily mortality nationwide and compares it to historical trends.
It also incorporates external factors, such as weather data from the national meteorological agency Aemet, to assess likely causes of mortality spikes.
