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Statistics Explained, your guide to European statistics. Statistics Explained is an official Eurostat website presenting statistical topics in an easily understandable way. Together, the articles make up an encyclopedia of European statistics for everyone, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the latest data and metadata, a portal for occasional and regular users.

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Inflation in the euro area

Updated 17/05/2023

Euro area annual inflation was 7.0 % in April 2023, up from 6.9 % in March 2023. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, food, alcohol & tobacco had the highest annual rate in April (13.5 %, compared with 15.5 % in March), followed by non-energy industrial goods (6.2 %, compared with 6.6 % in March), services (5.2 %, compared with 5.1 % in March), and energy (2.4 %, compared with -0.9 % in March). More ...

Temporary employment - statistics

New 17/05/2023

In 2022, the reasons given by temporary workers aged 25-64 for being employed under such contracts were as follows: the worker did not find a permanent job (36.7 %), the job is only available with a temporary contract (25.2 %), the contract refers to a probation period (12.3 %), the worker did not want a permanent job (8.2 %), other reason (8.2 %), the worker is in education or training (6.5 %). For 2.9 % of temporary workers, no reason was specified. However, among people aged 15-29, the most frequent reason for being temporary workers was the participation in education or training (28.7 %) while the remaining reasons followed the same ranking as for people aged 25-64. More ...

Excess mortality - statistics

Updated 16/05/2023

In February 2023, for the first time since February 2020 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic period), there were no excess deaths and the indicator fell below the baseline to -1.7 %. In comparison, excess mortality rate was 8.0 % in February 2022 (38 000 additional deaths), 6.0 % in February 2021 (27 000 excess deaths) and -2.5 % in February 2020.

In March 2023, excess mortality rose slightly above the baseline (2016-2019) to 0.3 %. In comparison, excess mortality rate was 6.7 % in March 2022 (30 000 additional deaths), 10.7 % in March 2021 (33 000 additional deaths) and 13.6 % in March 2020 (47 500 additional deaths). More ...

Cancer statistics

Updated 16/05/2023

Among the EU Member States, the share of deaths from cancer in the total number of deaths in 2020 reached or exceeded 27.0 % in Ireland, Denmark and Slovenia (Iceland and Norway also had shares of over 27.0 %). Among men, this share peaked at 31.1 % in Slovenia and 30.2 % in Ireland, while among women it peaked at 28.5 % in Ireland and 27.7 % in Denmark. By contrast, less than 15 % of all deaths in Romania and Bulgaria were caused by cancer. More ...

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Inflation in the euro area

Updated 17/05/2023

Euro area annual inflation was 7.0 % in April 2023, up from 6.9 % in March 2023. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, food, alcohol & tobacco had the highest annual rate in April (13.5 %, compared with 15.5 % in March), followed by non-energy industrial goods (6.2 %, compared with 6.6 % in March), services (5.2 %, compared with 5.1 % in March), and energy (2.4 %, compared with -0.9 % in March). More ...

Temporary employment - statistics

New 17/05/2023

In 2022, the reasons given by temporary workers aged 25-64 for being employed under such contracts were as follows: the worker did not find a permanent job (36.7 %), the job is only available with a temporary contract (25.2 %), the contract refers to a probation period (12.3 %), the worker did not want a permanent job (8.2 %), other reason (8.2 %), the worker is in education or training (6.5 %). For 2.9 % of temporary workers, no reason was specified. However, among people aged 15-29, the most frequent reason for being temporary workers was the participation in education or training (28.7 %) while the remaining reasons followed the same ranking as for people aged 25-64. More ...

Excess mortality - statistics

Updated 16/05/2023

In February 2023, for the first time since February 2020 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic period), there were no excess deaths and the indicator fell below the baseline to -1.7 %. In comparison, excess mortality rate was 8.0 % in February 2022 (38 000 additional deaths), 6.0 % in February 2021 (27 000 excess deaths) and -2.5 % in February 2020.

In March 2023, excess mortality rose slightly above the baseline (2016-2019) to 0.3 %. In comparison, excess mortality rate was 6.7 % in March 2022 (30 000 additional deaths), 10.7 % in March 2021 (33 000 additional deaths) and 13.6 % in March 2020 (47 500 additional deaths). More ...

Cancer statistics

Updated 16/05/2023

Among the EU Member States, the share of deaths from cancer in the total number of deaths in 2020 reached or exceeded 27.0 % in Ireland, Denmark and Slovenia (Iceland and Norway also had shares of over 27.0 %). Among men, this share peaked at 31.1 % in Slovenia and 30.2 % in Ireland, while among women it peaked at 28.5 % in Ireland and 27.7 % in Denmark. By contrast, less than 15 % of all deaths in Romania and Bulgaria were caused by cancer. More ...

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In the EU, in 2021, 33.6 million and 5.0 million young people aged 15-29 were employed and unemployed respectively, giving an EU youth unemployment rate of 13.0 %. Read more...

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