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EU countries by death rate

Bulgaria had the highest death rate of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ireland had the lowest, at 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest19Bulgaria
Lowest6.4Ireland
Median11.427 EU countries
European Union (27)11.6History

All EU countries, 2020

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BulgariaBulgaria: 19 per 1,000 inhabitants19LithuaniaLithuania: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5RomaniaRomania: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5LatviaLatvia: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2CroatiaCroatia: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6HungaryHungary: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6PolandPoland: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7ItalyItaly: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5GreeceGreece: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4CzechiaCzechia: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1EstoniaEstonia: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9GermanyGermany: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9PortugalPortugal: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9SloveniaSlovenia: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4BelgiumBelgium: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11SlovakiaSlovakia: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8SpainSpain: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4AustriaAustria: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3FinlandFinland: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10FranceFrance: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9NetherlandsNetherlands: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7SwedenSweden: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5DenmarkDenmark: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4MaltaMalta: 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants7.9LuxembourgLuxembourg: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants7.3CyprusCyprus: 7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants7.1IrelandIreland: 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants6.4
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Bulgaria19+2.7 pts
2Lithuania15.5+1.9 pts
2Romania Estimated15.5+2.1 pts
4Latvia15.2+0.7 pts
5Croatia14.6+1.5 pts
5Hungary14.6+1.2 pts
7Poland Series break12.7+1.9 pts
8Italy12.5+1.9 pts
9Greece12.4+0.6 pts
10Czechia12.1+1.6 pts
11Estonia11.9+0.3 pts
11Germany11.9+0.6 pts
11Portugal11.9+1.1 pts
14Slovenia11.4+1.5 pts
15Belgium11+1.5 pts
16Slovakia10.8+1 pts
17Spain10.4+1.6 pts
18Austria10.3+0.9 pts
19Finland10+0.2 pts
20France9.9+0.8 pts
21Netherlands9.7+0.9 pts
22Sweden9.5+0.9 pts
23Denmark9.4+0.1 pts
24Malta7.9+0.6 pts
25Luxembourg7.3+0.4 pts
26Cyprus7.1+0.1 pts
27Ireland6.4+0.2 pts

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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.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest death rate?

Bulgaria, with 19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest death rate?

Ireland, with 6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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.

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