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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 2018, at 1,075.9 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 186.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 337.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 355.3 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,075.9Bulgaria
Lowest186.1France
Median337.727 EU countries
European Union (27)355.3History

All EU countries, 2018

Bulgaria: 1,075.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria1,075.9Romania: 873.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania873.6Latvia: 818.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia818.3Lithuania: 782.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania782.2Hungary: 738.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary738.7Croatia: 607.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia607.2Estonia: 605.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia605.7Slovakia: 597.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia597.1Czechia: 556.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia556.8Poland: 526.1 per 100,000 peoplePoland526.1Slovenia: 403.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia403.4Austria: 377 per 100,000 peopleAustria377Germany: 373.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany373.6Greece: 337.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece337.7Finland: 329.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland329.4Malta: 311.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta311.2Sweden: 296.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden296.3Cyprus: 292.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus292.7Portugal: 287.1 per 100,000 peoplePortugal287.1Italy: 282.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly282.3Ireland: 277.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland277.9Luxembourg: 263.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg263.4Netherlands: 246.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands246.7Belgium: 237.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium237.8Denmark: 235.7 per 100,000 peopleDenmark235.7Spain: 227.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain227.7France: 186.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance186.1
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 countries2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Bulgaria1,075.9-32 pts
2Romania873.6-19.3 pts
3Latvia818.3-13.9 pts
4Lithuania782.2-32 pts
5Hungary738.7-20.1 pts
6Croatia607.2-21.8 pts
7Estonia605.7-15.8 pts
8Slovakia597.1-47.1 pts
9Czechia556.8-20.5 pts
10Poland526.1-11 pts
11Slovenia403.4-17.8 pts
12Austria377-11.5 pts
13Germany373.6-6.3 pts
14Greece337.7-26.5 pts
15Finland329.4-11.4 pts
16Malta311.2-17.4 pts
17Sweden296.3-11.1 pts
18Cyprus292.7-55.2 pts
19Portugal287.1-0 pts
20Italy282.3-21.1 pts
21Ireland277.9-6.3 pts
22Luxembourg263.4-18.5 pts
23Netherlands246.7-7.8 pts
24Belgium237.8-22.8 pts
25Denmark235.7-4.4 pts
26Spain227.7-8 pts
27France186.1-4.3 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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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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bulgaria, with 1,075.9 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 186.1 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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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