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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 932,272. Malta had the lowest, at 3,571. The median was 91,972 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.66 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest932,272Germany
Lowest3,571Malta
Median91,97227 EU countries
European Union (27)4,661,018History

All EU countries, 2017

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 932,272 count932,272ItalyItaly: 649,061 count649,061FranceFrance: 606,410 count606,410SpainSpain: 422,037 count422,037PolandPoland: 402,852 count402,852RomaniaRomania: 262,321 count262,321NetherlandsNetherlands: 150,214 count150,214HungaryHungary: 131,877 count131,877GreeceGreece: 124,501 count124,501CzechiaCzechia: 111,443 count111,443BulgariaBulgaria: 109,791 count109,791PortugalPortugal: 109,758 count109,758BelgiumBelgium: 109,666 count109,666SwedenSweden: 91,972 count91,972AustriaAustria: 83,270 count83,270SlovakiaSlovakia: 53,914 count53,914FinlandFinland: 53,722 count53,722CroatiaCroatia: 53,477 count53,477DenmarkDenmark: 53,261 count53,261LithuaniaLithuania: 40,142 count40,142IrelandIreland: 30,418 count30,418LatviaLatvia: 28,757 count28,757SloveniaSlovenia: 20,509 count20,509EstoniaEstonia: 15,543 count15,543CyprusCyprus: 5,996 count5,996LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,263 count4,263MaltaMalta: 3,571 count3,571
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
count		Change on 2016
1Germany932,272+2.3%
2Italy649,061+5.5%
3France606,410+2.1%
4Spain422,037+3.4%
5Poland402,852+3.8%
6Romania262,321+1.5%
7Netherlands150,214+0.8%
8Hungary131,877+3.8%
9Greece124,501+4.8%
10Czechia111,443+3.4%
11Bulgaria109,791+2.1%
12Portugal109,758-0.7%
13Belgium109,666+1.5%
14Sweden91,972+1.1%
15Austria83,270+3.2%
16Slovakia53,914+3%
17Finland53,722-0.4%
18Croatia53,477+3.8%
19Denmark53,261+0.8%
20Lithuania40,142-2.3%
21Ireland30,418-0.8%
22Latvia28,757+0.6%
23Slovenia20,509+4.2%
24Estonia15,543+1%
25Cyprus5,996+9.6%
26Luxembourg4,263+7.5%
27Malta3,571+6.9%

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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 932,272 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 3,571 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, Deaths during the year (demo_gind). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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