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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 2019, at 327.7 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 195.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 244.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 245.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest327.7Hungary
Lowest195.4Cyprus
Median244.927 EU countries
European Union (27)245.9History

All EU countries, 2019

Hungary: 327.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary327.7Croatia: 311 per 100,000 peopleCroatia311Slovakia: 293.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia293.3Latvia: 292.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia292.6Slovenia: 290.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia290.1Poland: 283.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland283.4Denmark: 282.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark282.5Estonia: 279.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia279.5Czechia: 272.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia272.4Lithuania: 271.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania271.5Netherlands: 266.6 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands266.6Romania: 264.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania264.2Ireland: 261.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland261.5Portugal: 244.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal244.9Germany: 243.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany243.8Bulgaria: 242.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria242.2Greece: 241 per 100,000 peopleGreece241Italy: 230.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly230.9France: 230.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance230.7Austria: 229.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria229.6Belgium: 229.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium229.3Luxembourg: 219.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg219.3Spain: 218.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain218.3Sweden: 216.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden216.7Finland: 214.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland214.5Malta: 203.5 per 100,000 peopleMalta203.5Cyprus: 195.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus195.4
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 countries2019
per 100,000 people		Change on 2018
1Hungary327.7-7.9 pts
2Croatia311-12.9 pts
3Slovakia293.3-17.3 pts
4Latvia292.6-1.3 pts
5Slovenia290.1-19.2 pts
6Poland283.4-7.9 pts
7Denmark282.5+2.7 pts
8Estonia279.5-13 pts
9Czechia272.4+0.3 pts
10Lithuania271.5-1.2 pts
11Netherlands266.6-3.1 pts
12Romania264.2-9 pts
13Ireland261.5-0.6 pts
14Portugal244.9+1.5 pts
15Germany243.8-2.2 pts
16Bulgaria242.2+9.7 pts
17Greece241-0.7 pts
18Italy230.9-4.6 pts
19France230.7-2.8 pts
20Austria229.6-4.4 pts
21Belgium229.3-1.7 pts
22Luxembourg219.3-6.5 pts
23Spain218.3-3.6 pts
24Sweden216.7-4.7 pts
25Finland214.5+1.8 pts
26Malta203.5-33.8 pts
27Cyprus195.4-9.2 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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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), 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hungary, with 327.7 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Cyprus, with 195.4 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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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