Data / Rankings / Crude death rate / EU countries

EU countries by death rate

Bulgaria had the highest death rate of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ireland had the lowest, at 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16.1Bulgaria
Lowest6.3Ireland
Median9.927 EU countries
European Union (27)10.5History

All EU countries, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

BulgariaBulgaria: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1LatviaLatvia: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8LithuaniaLithuania: 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants14.1HungaryHungary: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6RomaniaRomania: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4CroatiaCroatia: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2EstoniaEstonia: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8GreeceGreece: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6GermanyGermany: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3ItalyItaly: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8PolandPoland: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6PortugalPortugal: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6CzechiaCzechia: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5SlovakiaSlovakia: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9SloveniaSlovenia: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9FinlandFinland: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8BelgiumBelgium: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6AustriaAustria: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5DenmarkDenmark: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2FranceFrance: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1SpainSpain: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1SwedenSweden: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1NetherlandsNetherlands: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8MaltaMalta: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6LuxembourgLuxembourg: 7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants7.1CyprusCyprus: 6.9 per 1,000 inhabitants6.9IrelandIreland: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants6.3
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Bulgaria16.1+0.5 pts
2Latvia14.8+0.2 pts
3Lithuania14.1-0.2 pts
4Hungary13.6+0.6 pts
5Romania13.4+0.3 pts
6Croatia13.2+0.6 pts
7Estonia11.8+0.1 pts
8Greece11.6+0.5 pts
9Germany11.3+0.2 pts
10Italy10.8+0.6 pts
11Poland Estimated10.6+0.4 pts
11Portugal10.6-0.1 pts
13Czechia10.5+0.3 pts
14Slovakia9.9+0.3 pts
14Slovenia9.9+0.4 pts
16Finland9.80 pts
17Belgium9.6+0.1 pts
18Austria9.5+0.3 pts
19Denmark9.20 pts
20France9.1+0.2 pts
20Spain9.1+0.3 pts
20Sweden9.1-0.1 pts
23Netherlands8.8+0.1 pts
24Malta7.6+0.2 pts
25Luxembourg Series break7.1+0.3 pts
26Cyprus6.9+0.6 pts
27Ireland6.3-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the 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. Population change, crude rates (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank EU countries by death rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"crude_death_rate","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=crude_death_rate&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which EU country has the highest death rate?

Bulgaria, with 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest death rate?

Ireland, with 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants 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, Population change, crude rates (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Crude death rate: other rankings

EU countries: more rankings