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EU countries by cancer death rate (age-standardised)

Hungary had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 348.1 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 200.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 260.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 259.3 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest348.1Hungary
Lowest200.4Cyprus
Median260.727 EU countries
European Union (27)259.3History

All EU countries, 2014

Hungary: 348.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary348.1Croatia: 337 per 100,000 peopleCroatia337Slovakia: 324.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia324.1Denmark: 300.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark300.6Slovenia: 299.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia299.9Estonia: 299.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia299.4Latvia: 299.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia299.3Poland: 292.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland292.3Ireland: 287.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland287.8Czechia: 284.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia284.6Netherlands: 282.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands282.2Lithuania: 276.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania276.2Romania: 273.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania273.2Luxembourg: 260.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg260.7Germany: 253.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany253.3Belgium: 252.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium252.6Greece: 249.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece249.5Austria: 249.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria249.3Italy: 246.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly246.6France: 245.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance245.2Bulgaria: 242.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria242.8Portugal: 242.1 per 100,000 peoplePortugal242.1Sweden: 234.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden234.8Spain: 232.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain232.7Malta: 232.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta232.7Finland: 218.6 per 100,000 peopleFinland218.6Cyprus: 200.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus200.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Hungary348.1-1.2 pts
2Croatia337+3.2 pts
3Slovakia324.1-3 pts
4Denmark300.6-0.9 pts
5Slovenia299.9-14.8 pts
6Estonia299.4+8.3 pts
7Latvia299.3-1.3 pts
8Poland292.3-0.1 pts
9Ireland287.8+1.3 pts
10Czechia284.6-5.1 pts
11Netherlands282.2-2.1 pts
12Lithuania276.2+3.6 pts
13Romania273.2+3.5 pts
14Luxembourg260.7+16.9 pts
15Germany253.3-4.7 pts
16Belgium252.6-6.9 pts
17Greece249.5-1.4 pts
18Austria249.3-0.4 pts
19Italy246.6-4.1 pts
20France245.2-0.9 pts
21Bulgaria242.8-3.5 pts
22Portugal242.1-0.9 pts
23Sweden234.8-2.1 pts
24Spain232.7-6.2 pts
25Malta232.7+2.6 pts
26Finland218.6-4.4 pts
27Cyprus200.4-2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 C00 to C97) 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).

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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (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 C (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2014) [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 C (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2014. 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/cancer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hungary, with 348.1 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 200.4 per 100,000 people in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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