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 2015, at 1,133.1 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 204.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 384.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 397.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,133.1Bulgaria
Lowest204.9France
Median384.927 EU countries
European Union (27)397.5History

All EU countries, 2015

Bulgaria: 1,133.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria1,133.1Romania: 955.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania955.2Lithuania: 876.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania876.3Latvia: 875.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia875.8Hungary: 782.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary782.2Croatia: 713.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia713.3Estonia: 665.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia665.7Slovakia: 662.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia662.3Czechia: 629 per 100,000 peopleCzechia629Poland: 610.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland610.5Slovenia: 449.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia449.6Austria: 435.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria435.6Germany: 413 per 100,000 peopleGermany413Malta: 384.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta384.9Greece: 381.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece381.3Cyprus: 372.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus372.8Finland: 364.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland364.1Italy: 328.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly328.9Ireland: 327.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland327.1Sweden: 326.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden326.6Portugal: 300 per 100,000 peoplePortugal300Luxembourg: 291 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg291Belgium: 287.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium287.5Netherlands: 275.4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands275.4Denmark: 253.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark253.2Spain: 252.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain252.6France: 204.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance204.9
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

RankEU countries2015
per 100,000 people
Change on 2014
1Bulgaria1,133.1+0.9 pts
2Romania955.2+4.3 pts
3Lithuania876.3+27.4 pts
4Latvia875.8-7.1 pts
5Hungary782.2+20.6 pts
6Croatia713.3+33.2 pts
7Estonia665.7-33.9 pts
8Slovakia662.3+7.7 pts
9Czechia629+13.8 pts
10Poland610.5+19.1 pts
11Slovenia449.6-1.6 pts
12Austria435.6+17.4 pts
13Germany413+9.3 pts
14Malta384.9+13.4 pts
15Greece381.3-0.4 pts
16Cyprus372.8+20.6 pts
17Finland364.1-14.8 pts
18Italy328.9+18.7 pts
19Ireland327.1+10.9 pts
20Sweden326.6-11.8 pts
21Portugal300-5.8 pts
22Luxembourg291-6 pts
23Belgium287.5+5.5 pts
24Netherlands275.4+3.5 pts
25Denmark253.2-3.5 pts
26Spain252.6+7.6 pts
27France204.9+2.1 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.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by death rate from circulatory diseases (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 I (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from circulatory diseases (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/circulatory-disease-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by death rate from circulatory diseases (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/circulatory-disease-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2015.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/circulatory-disease-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bulgaria, with 1,133.1 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 204.9 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 I (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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