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 2022, at 1,074.3 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 171.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 324.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 336.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,074.3Bulgaria

Lowest171.6France

Median324.627 EU countries

European Union (27)336.4History

All EU countries, 2022

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	2022 per 100,000 people	Change on 2021
1	Bulgaria	1,074.3	-136.7 pts
2	Romania	924.5	-80.9 pts
3	Latvia	806.2	-53.3 pts
4	Lithuania	784.5	-16.2 pts
5	Hungary	732.1	+9.3 pts
6	Slovakia	627.8	-13.5 pts
7	Croatia	591.7	-9.6 pts
8	Estonia	575	-24.5 pts
9	Czechia	505.5	-20.1 pts
10	Poland	489.6	-51.9 pts
11	Germany	361.5	+16.4 pts
12	Austria	346.6	+3.3 pts
13	Slovenia	332.9	-28.3 pts
14	Greece	324.6	-14.9 pts
15	Finland	310.2	+6.3 pts
16	Malta	273.8	+2 pts
17	Italy	270.3	+3.4 pts
18	Ireland	266.5	+18.3 pts
19	Sweden	258.7	+1.7 pts
20	Cyprus	257.8	-23.1 pts
21	Portugal	237.9	-10 pts
22	Netherlands	225.7	+5.8 pts
23	Belgium	221.6	+4.6 pts
24	Luxembourg	220.3	+7.1 pts
25	Spain	213.9	+0.9 pts
26	Denmark	210.8	-1.1 pts
27	France	171.6	+1.7 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 1,074.3 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 171.6 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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.