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

Bulgaria had the highest death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2012, at 1,172.3 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 223.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 439.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 227.3 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,172.3Bulgaria

Lowest223.3France

Median439.827 EU countries

European Union (27)227.3History

All EU countries, 2012

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	2012 per 100,000 people	Change on 2011
1	Bulgaria	1,172.3	-12.7 pts
2	Romania	1,043.3	-0.2 pts
3	Latvia	924.5	+30.1 pts
4	Lithuania	905.9	-10.5 pts
5	Estonia	749	-6.7 pts
6	Slovakia	714.2	-32.3 pts
7	Czechia	708	-8.4 pts
8	Poland	655.4	+13.8 pts
9	Hungary	627.9	-5 pts
10	Malta	521.4	+35.1 pts
11	Slovenia	466.2	-0.1 pts
12	Austria	453.5	+13 pts
13	Greece	452.7	+3.8 pts
14	Germany	439.8	-0.7 pts
15	Finland	413.6	-10.4 pts
16	Cyprus	405.5	-12.8 pts
17	Croatia	395.3	-355.5 pts
18	Sweden	373.4	-4.8 pts
19	Ireland	358.5	+2.1 pts
20	Italy	345.9	-0.1 pts
21	Luxembourg	333.9	-35.4 pts
22	Portugal	325.1	+3.4 pts
23	Belgium	310.8	-2.3 pts
24	Netherlands	290	-4.9 pts
25	Denmark	288.2	-7.2 pts
26	Spain	272.7	-0.9 pts
27	France	223.3	-1.4 pts

Other periods

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 1,172.3 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 223.3 per 100,000 people in 2012.

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.