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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 925,200. Malta had the lowest, at 3,442. The median was 90,907 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.62 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest925,200Germany
Lowest3,442Malta
Median90,90727 EU countries
European Union (27)4,620,411History

All EU countries, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 925,200 count925,200ItalyItaly: 647,571 count647,571FranceFrance: 593,807 count593,807SpainSpain: 420,408 count420,408PolandPoland: 394,921 count394,921RomaniaRomania: 262,442 count262,442NetherlandsNetherlands: 147,134 count147,134HungaryHungary: 131,575 count131,575GreeceGreece: 121,183 count121,183CzechiaCzechia: 111,173 count111,173BelgiumBelgium: 110,541 count110,541BulgariaBulgaria: 110,117 count110,117PortugalPortugal: 108,539 count108,539SwedenSweden: 90,907 count90,907AustriaAustria: 83,073 count83,073CroatiaCroatia: 54,205 count54,205SlovakiaSlovakia: 53,826 count53,826DenmarkDenmark: 52,555 count52,555FinlandFinland: 52,492 count52,492LithuaniaLithuania: 41,776 count41,776IrelandIreland: 30,127 count30,127LatviaLatvia: 28,478 count28,478SloveniaSlovenia: 19,834 count19,834EstoniaEstonia: 15,243 count15,243CyprusCyprus: 5,859 count5,859LuxembourgLuxembourg: 3,983 count3,983MaltaMalta: 3,442 count3,442
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015
count		Change on 2014
1Germany925,200+6.5%
2Italy647,571+8.2%
3France593,807+6.1%
4Spain420,408+6.8%
5Poland394,921+4.9%
6Romania262,442+2.9%
7Netherlands147,134+5.7%
8Hungary131,575+4.2%
9Greece121,183+6.5%
10Czechia111,173+5.2%
11Belgium110,541+5.5%
12Bulgaria110,117+1.1%
13Portugal108,539+3.5%
14Sweden90,907+2.2%
15Austria83,073+6.2%
16Croatia54,205+6.6%
17Slovakia53,826+4.8%
18Denmark52,555+2.4%
19Finland52,492+0.6%
20Lithuania41,776+3.8%
21Ireland30,127+3%
22Latvia28,4780%
23Slovenia19,834+5%
24Estonia15,243-1.6%
25Cyprus5,859+8%
26Luxembourg3,983+3.7%
27Malta3,442+5.3%

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About this ranking

Deaths of residents in the area 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. Deaths during the year (demo_gind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_gind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which EU country has the highest deaths?

Germany, with 925,200 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 3,442 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Deaths during the year (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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