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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 2015, at 346 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 206.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 252.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 258.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest346Hungary
Lowest206.7Cyprus
Median252.127 EU countries
European Union (27)258.7History

All EU countries, 2015

Hungary: 346 per 100,000 peopleHungary346Croatia: 337 per 100,000 peopleCroatia337Slovakia: 320.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia320.2Slovenia: 310.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia310.5Poland: 304.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland304.5Estonia: 299.1 per 100,000 peopleEstonia299.1Latvia: 293.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia293.7Denmark: 292.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark292.3Lithuania: 285.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania285.5Netherlands: 284 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands284Czechia: 278.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia278.6Romania: 275.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania275.3Ireland: 274.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland274.7Germany: 252.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany252.1Greece: 250 per 100,000 peopleGreece250Belgium: 249.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium249.7France: 245.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance245.1Italy: 244.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly244.6Austria: 243.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria243.3Bulgaria: 241.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria241.9Portugal: 241.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal241.6Luxembourg: 239.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg239.9Sweden: 231.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden231.6Spain: 230.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain230.6Malta: 224.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta224.6Finland: 218.7 per 100,000 peopleFinland218.7Cyprus: 206.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus206.7
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 countries2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Hungary346-2.2 pts
2Croatia3370 pts
3Slovakia320.2-3.9 pts
4Slovenia310.5+10.6 pts
5Poland304.5+12.2 pts
6Estonia299.1-0.3 pts
7Latvia293.7-5.6 pts
8Denmark292.3-8.3 pts
9Lithuania285.5+9.3 pts
10Netherlands284+1.8 pts
11Czechia278.6-5.9 pts
12Romania275.3+2.1 pts
13Ireland274.7-13 pts
14Germany252.1-1.2 pts
15Greece250+0.5 pts
16Belgium249.7-2.9 pts
17France245.1-0.1 pts
18Italy244.6-1.9 pts
19Austria243.3-6 pts
20Bulgaria241.9-0.8 pts
21Portugal241.6-0.5 pts
22Luxembourg239.9-20.8 pts
23Sweden231.6-3.2 pts
24Spain230.6-2.1 pts
25Malta224.6-8.1 pts
26Finland218.7+0.2 pts
27Cyprus206.7+6.3 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), 2015) [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), 2015. 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=2015. 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), 2015. 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=2015.

Harvard

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), 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hungary, with 346 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 206.7 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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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