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 2017, at 1,108 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 190.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 364.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 367.6 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,108Bulgaria

Lowest190.4France

Median364.227 EU countries

European Union (27)367.6History

All EU countries, 2017

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	2017 per 100,000 people	Change on 2016
1	Bulgaria	1,108	+13 pts
2	Romania	892.8	-7.4 pts
3	Latvia	832.2	-16.4 pts
4	Lithuania	814.2	-31.8 pts
5	Hungary	758.8	+21.2 pts
6	Slovakia	644.2	+24 pts
7	Croatia	628.9	-4.3 pts
8	Estonia	621.5	-21.8 pts
9	Czechia	577.3	+7.3 pts
10	Poland	537.1	-15.6 pts
11	Slovenia	421.2	-10.4 pts
12	Austria	388.5	-8.9 pts
13	Germany	380	-1.4 pts
14	Greece	364.2	+12.7 pts
15	Cyprus	347.9	+16.3 pts
16	Finland	340.7	-19.5 pts
17	Malta	328.6	-4.1 pts
18	Sweden	307.5	-11.2 pts
19	Italy	303.4	+7.2 pts
20	Portugal	287.1	-9.7 pts
21	Ireland	284.2	-24.8 pts
22	Luxembourg	281.9	-16.2 pts
23	Belgium	260.6	-8.3 pts
24	Netherlands	254.4	-10 pts
25	Denmark	240.1	-8.3 pts
26	Spain	235.8	-1.6 pts
27	France	190.4	-5.7 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 1,108 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 190.4 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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.