EU countries by alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised)

Finland had the highest alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 134.6 per 100,000 people. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 1.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 14.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 18.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest134.6Finland
Lowest1.6Bulgaria
Median14.527 EU countries
European Union (27)18.9History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 26 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 134.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 18 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 27.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 7.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 13.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 14.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

Finland: 134.6 per 100,000 peopleFinland134.6Sweden: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden31.2Spain: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain28.5Netherlands: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands27.5France: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance26.4Denmark: 26 per 100,000 peopleDenmark26Belgium: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium22.9Cyprus: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus22.8Czechia: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia21.8Ireland: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland19.5Luxembourg: 18 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg18Italy: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly16.3Slovakia: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia14.9Romania: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania14.5Austria: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleAustria13.9Portugal: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal13.6Slovenia: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia12.4Croatia: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia11.1Germany: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany8.5Poland: 7.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland7.9Lithuania: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania6.8Estonia: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia6.3Hungary: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary6.2Greece: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.9Malta: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta2.6Latvia: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia2.4Bulgaria: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria1.6Finland: 134.6 per 100,000 peopleFinland134.6Sweden: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden31.2Spain: 28.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain28.5Netherlands: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands27.5France: 26.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance26.4Denmark: 26 per 100,000 peopleDenmark26Belgium: 22.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium22.9Cyprus: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus22.8Czechia: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia21.8Ireland: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland19.5Luxembourg: 18 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg18Italy: 16.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly16.3Slovakia: 14.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia14.9Romania: 14.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania14.5Austria: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleAustria13.9Portugal: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal13.6Slovenia: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia12.4Croatia: 11.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia11.1Germany: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany8.5Poland: 7.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland7.9Lithuania: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania6.8Estonia: 6.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia6.3Hungary: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary6.2Greece: 4.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece4.9Malta: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta2.6Latvia: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia2.4Bulgaria: 1.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria1.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
per 100,000 people
Change on 2016
1Finland134.6+0.7 pts
2Sweden31.2+3 pts
3Spain28.50 pts
4Netherlands27.5-0.7 pts
5France26.4-1.1 pts
6Denmark26+0.3 pts
7Belgium22.9+1.3 pts
8Cyprus22.8+0.6 pts
9Czechia21.8+0.8 pts
10Ireland19.5-3.6 pts
11Luxembourg18+4.8 pts
12Italy16.3+1.3 pts
13Slovakia14.9-3.7 pts
14Romania14.5+1.3 pts
15Austria13.9+1.7 pts
16Portugal13.6-1.3 pts
17Slovenia12.4+3.6 pts
18Croatia11.1+1.8 pts
19Germany8.5+0.6 pts
20Poland7.9+1 pts
21Lithuania6.8+0.3 pts
22Estonia6.3+1.7 pts
23Hungary6.2+0.2 pts
24Greece4.9+0.3 pts
25Malta2.6+0.9 pts
26Latvia2.4-0.5 pts
27Bulgaria1.6-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 G30) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

Other dementias (F01, F03) are a separate series, standardised_death_rate_dementia; add the two for all dementia including Alzheimer disease. Countries differ widely in how often they record Alzheimer disease as the underlying cause. Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised), 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/alzheimer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/alzheimer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2017.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/alzheimer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised)?

Finland, with 134.6 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest alzheimer disease death rate (age-standardised)?

Bulgaria, with 1.6 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 G30 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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