EU countries by cancer death rate (age-standardised)

Hungary had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 345.3 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 193.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 253.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 257.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest345.3Hungary

Lowest193.8Cyprus

Median253.227 EU countries

European Union (27)257.1History

All EU countries, 2016

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

Rank	EU countries	2016 per 100,000 people	Change on 2015
1	Hungary	345.3	-0.6 pts
2	Croatia	335.5	-1.5 pts
3	Slovakia	315.1	-5 pts
4	Slovenia	308.5	-2 pts
5	Poland	297.4	-7.1 pts
6	Latvia	294.6	+0.9 pts
7	Denmark	293.6	+1.3 pts
8	Estonia	287.6	-11.5 pts
9	Netherlands	285.1	+1.1 pts
10	Lithuania	280.7	-4.9 pts
11	Romania	277.3	+2 pts
12	Ireland	277.2	+2.5 pts
13	Czechia	277	-1.6 pts
14	Germany	253.2	+1.1 pts
15	Greece	249.5	-0.5 pts
16	Belgium	246.5	-3.2 pts
17	Portugal	245.8	+4.2 pts
18	France	243.5	-1.7 pts
19	Italy	241	-3.6 pts
20	Austria	237.2	-6.1 pts
21	Luxembourg	235.5	-4.5 pts
22	Bulgaria	232.1	-9.9 pts
23	Spain	229.8	-0.8 pts
24	Sweden	229.4	-2.2 pts
25	Malta	221	-3.6 pts
26	Finland	219.7	+1 pts
27	Cyprus	193.8	-12.9 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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Questions

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

Hungary, with 345.3 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 193.8 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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.