Spain records highest number of May heat-related deaths

* The risk of mortality rises ⁠by ⁠between 9.1% and 10.7% for each degree that temperatures exceed the health risk threshold.

Spain recorded ​its highest heat-related mortality ​for the month ‌of May ​since records began in 2015, the Health Ministry said on ‌Wednesday after many parts of Europe experienced record heat. * According to estimates by Spain's daily mortality monitoring system, May ‌2026 recorded 101 deaths attributable to high temperatures, ‌the highest figure for this month since the series began in 2015.

* The number is 3.6 times the average ⁠for May ​over ⁠the last decade, highlighting the significant health impact of extreme heat even ⁠before the start of northern hemisphere summer, the Health ​Ministry said. * The monitoring system, or MoMo for ⁠short, estimates that 27,564 deaths were attributable to high temperatures ⁠in ​Spain between 2015 and 2025.

* 2022 was the worst year on record, with 4,789 deaths, followed ⁠by 2025 with 3,832. * The risk of mortality rises ⁠by ⁠between 9.1% and 10.7% for each degree that temperatures exceed the health risk threshold.