The preliminary data on excess mortality was collected from Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland between 22 and 28 June, and from England and Wales between 18 and 28 June.
During the period, several heat records were broken in the countries.
Statistics from Euromomo, which analyzes cause of death and mortality data, show that excess mortality in 24 European countries was just over 14,000 people during the last week of June.
