Overview
- The collective’s annual count rose to 912, up from 735 in 2023.
- People died at an average age of 47.7 years—about 32 years below the national norm—with 82% men, a rising share of women, and 4% under 15.
- Île-de-France accounted for 37% of deaths, and Hauts-de-France doubled to 163, including fatalities linked to Channel crossings.
- Causes were unconfirmed in roughly 40% of cases, while 17% were violent, including drownings, assaults and suicides.
- The collective attributes the rise to both growing homelessness and better reporting, as associations press legal claims of state failures and INSEE conducts a new study due in 2026.