EU countries by death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised), 2023

Bulgaria had the highest death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 923.1 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 163.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 303.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 313 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest923.1Bulgaria

Lowest163.3France

Median303.827 EU countries

European Union (27)313History

All EU countries, 2023

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2023 per 100,000 people	Change on 2022
1	Bulgaria	923.1	-151.2 pts
2	Romania	787.1	-137.5 pts
3	Latvia	726	-80.2 pts
4	Hungary	710.2	-21.9 pts
5	Lithuania	658.5	-125.9 pts
6	Slovakia	600.5	-27.3 pts
7	Croatia	524.1	-67.6 pts
8	Estonia	521.6	-53.4 pts
9	Czechia	463.8	-41.8 pts
10	Poland	451	-38.6 pts
11	Slovenia	352	+19.1 pts
12	Germany	349.7	-11.8 pts
13	Austria	333.4	-13.2 pts
14	Finland	303.8	-6.4 pts
15	Greece	297.9	-26.7 pts
16	Malta	254.4	-19.4 pts
17	Ireland	250.5	-16 pts
18	Italy	247.4	-22.9 pts
19	Sweden	246.9	-11.8 pts
20	Portugal	220.8	-17.1 pts
21	Netherlands	220.6	-5.1 pts
22	Cyprus	215.2	-42.5 pts
23	Luxembourg	213.1	-7.1 pts
24	Belgium	209.6	-12 pts
25	Denmark	208.2	-2.6 pts
26	Spain	200.2	-13.7 pts
27	France	163.3	-8.3 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 I00 to I99) 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 I (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 death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised)?

Bulgaria, with 923.1 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised)?

France, with 163.3 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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