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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 910,902. Malta had the lowest, at 3,342. The median was 90,982 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.53 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest910,902Germany
Lowest3,342Malta
Median90,98227 EU countries
European Union (27)4,534,200History

All EU countries, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 910,902 count910,902ItalyItaly: 615,261 count615,261FranceFrance: 594,005 count594,005SpainSpain: 408,231 count408,231PolandPoland: 388,009 count388,009RomaniaRomania: 258,404 count258,404NetherlandsNetherlands: 148,997 count148,997HungaryHungary: 127,098 count127,098GreeceGreece: 118,788 count118,788PortugalPortugal: 110,573 count110,573BelgiumBelgium: 108,097 count108,097CzechiaCzechia: 107,750 count107,750BulgariaBulgaria: 107,580 count107,580SwedenSweden: 90,982 count90,982AustriaAustria: 80,669 count80,669FinlandFinland: 53,923 count53,923DenmarkDenmark: 52,824 count52,824SlovakiaSlovakia: 52,351 count52,351CroatiaCroatia: 51,542 count51,542LithuaniaLithuania: 41,106 count41,106IrelandIreland: 30,667 count30,667LatviaLatvia: 28,580 count28,580SloveniaSlovenia: 19,689 count19,689EstoniaEstonia: 15,392 count15,392CyprusCyprus: 5,471 count5,471LuxembourgLuxembourg: 3,967 count3,967MaltaMalta: 3,342 count3,342
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016
count		Change on 2015
1Germany910,902-1.5%
2Italy615,261-5%
3France594,0050%
4Spain408,231-2.9%
5Poland388,009-1.8%
6Romania258,404-1.5%
7Netherlands148,997+1.3%
8Hungary127,098-3.4%
9Greece118,788-2%
10Portugal110,573+1.9%
11Belgium108,097-2.2%
12Czechia107,750-3.1%
13Bulgaria107,580-2.3%
14Sweden90,982+0.1%
15Austria80,669-2.9%
16Finland53,923+2.7%
17Denmark52,824+0.5%
18Slovakia52,351-2.7%
19Croatia51,542-4.9%
20Lithuania41,106-1.6%
21Ireland30,667+1.8%
22Latvia28,580+0.4%
23Slovenia19,689-0.7%
24Estonia15,392+1%
25Cyprus5,471-6.6%
26Luxembourg3,967-0.4%
27Malta3,342-2.9%

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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 910,902 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 3,342 in 2016.

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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