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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 954,874. Malta had the lowest, at 3,688. The median was 92,185 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.69 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest954,874Germany
Lowest3,688Malta
Median92,18527 EU countries
European Union (27)4,693,576History

All EU countries, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 954,874 count954,874ItalyItaly: 633,133 count633,133FranceFrance: 609,747 count609,747SpainSpain: 425,153 count425,153PolandPoland: 414,200 count414,200RomaniaRomania: 263,911 count263,911NetherlandsNetherlands: 153,363 count153,363HungaryHungary: 131,247 count131,247GreeceGreece: 120,296 count120,296PortugalPortugal: 113,051 count113,051CzechiaCzechia: 112,920 count112,920BelgiumBelgium: 110,693 count110,693BulgariaBulgaria: 108,526 count108,526SwedenSweden: 92,185 count92,185AustriaAustria: 83,975 count83,975DenmarkDenmark: 55,232 count55,232FinlandFinland: 54,527 count54,527SlovakiaSlovakia: 54,293 count54,293CroatiaCroatia: 52,706 count52,706LithuaniaLithuania: 39,574 count39,574IrelandIreland: 31,140 count31,140LatviaLatvia: 28,820 count28,820SloveniaSlovenia: 20,485 count20,485EstoniaEstonia: 15,751 count15,751CyprusCyprus: 5,768 count5,768LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,318 count4,318MaltaMalta: 3,688 count3,688
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018
count		Change on 2017
1Germany954,874+2.4%
2Italy633,133-2.5%
3France609,747+0.6%
4Spain425,153+0.7%
5Poland414,200+2.8%
6Romania263,911+0.6%
7Netherlands153,363+2.1%
8Hungary131,247-0.5%
9Greece120,296-3.4%
10Portugal113,051+3%
11Czechia112,920+1.3%
12Belgium110,693+0.9%
13Bulgaria108,526-1.2%
14Sweden92,185+0.2%
15Austria83,975+0.8%
16Denmark55,232+3.7%
17Finland54,527+1.5%
18Slovakia54,293+0.7%
19Croatia52,706-1.4%
20Lithuania39,574-1.4%
21Ireland31,140+2.4%
22Latvia28,820+0.2%
23Slovenia20,485-0.1%
24Estonia15,751+1.3%
25Cyprus5,768-3.8%
26Luxembourg4,318+1.3%
27Malta3,688+3.3%

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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 954,874 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 3,688 in 2018.

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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