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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 2016, at 1,094.9 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 196.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 360.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 370.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,094.9Bulgaria
Lowest196.1France
Median360.227 EU countries
European Union (27)370.2History

All EU countries, 2016

Bulgaria: 1,094.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria1,094.9Romania: 900.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania900.3Latvia: 848.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia848.6Lithuania: 846 per 100,000 peopleLithuania846Hungary: 737.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary737.6Estonia: 643.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia643.3Croatia: 633.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia633.2Slovakia: 620.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia620.3Czechia: 570 per 100,000 peopleCzechia570Poland: 552.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland552.7Slovenia: 431.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia431.7Austria: 397.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria397.4Germany: 381.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany381.3Finland: 360.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland360.2Greece: 351.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece351.5Malta: 332.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta332.7Cyprus: 331.6 per 100,000 peopleCyprus331.6Sweden: 318.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden318.6Ireland: 309 per 100,000 peopleIreland309Luxembourg: 298.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg298.2Portugal: 296.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal296.7Italy: 296.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly296.2Belgium: 268.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium268.9Netherlands: 264.4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands264.4Denmark: 248.4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark248.4Spain: 237.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain237.3France: 196.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance196.1
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 countries2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Bulgaria1,094.9-38.2 pts
2Romania900.3-54.9 pts
3Latvia848.6-27.2 pts
4Lithuania846-30.3 pts
5Hungary737.6-44.6 pts
6Estonia643.3-22.4 pts
7Croatia633.2-80.1 pts
8Slovakia620.3-42.1 pts
9Czechia570-59 pts
10Poland552.7-57.8 pts
11Slovenia431.7-18 pts
12Austria397.4-38.2 pts
13Germany381.3-31.6 pts
14Finland360.2-3.9 pts
15Greece351.5-29.9 pts
16Malta332.7-52.1 pts
17Cyprus331.6-41.2 pts
18Sweden318.6-7.9 pts
19Ireland309-18.1 pts
20Luxembourg298.2+7.2 pts
21Portugal296.7-3.3 pts
22Italy296.2-32.6 pts
23Belgium268.9-18.6 pts
24Netherlands264.4-11 pts
25Denmark248.4-4.8 pts
26Spain237.3-15.2 pts
27France196.1-8.8 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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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), 2016) [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), 2016. 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=2016. 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), 2016. 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=2016.

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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), 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bulgaria, with 1,094.9 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 196.1 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 I (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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