# Treatable mortality

Deaths of people under 75 from causes that can mainly be avoided through timely and effective health care, including screening and treatment, per 100,000 inhabitants under 75, age-standardised.

## Key facts

- Treatable mortality in the European Union (27) was 86.8 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Romania had the highest treatable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 199.7 per 100,000 people, and Luxembourg the lowest, at 51.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2011 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `treatable_mortality_rate`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Note: Based on the OECD and Eurostat lists of avoidable causes of death (2022 version), which count COVID-19 as preventable, so preventable mortality peaks in 2020 to 2022. A cause on both lists is split half and half. Age-standardised with the 2013 European standard population.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/treatable-mortality-rate
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/treatable_mortality_rate

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | per 100,000 people | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2023 | 86.8 | Eurostat. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/treatable-mortality-rate/eu-countries.md) (27 places)