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EU countries by deaths

Germany had the highest deaths of 27 EU countries in 2019, at 939,520. Malta had the lowest, at 3,688. The median was 88,766 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.65 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest939,520Germany
Lowest3,688Malta
Median88,76627 EU countries
European Union (27)4,653,083History

All EU countries, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 939,520 count939,520ItalyItaly: 634,417 count634,417FranceFrance: 613,388 count613,388SpainSpain: 416,102 count416,102PolandPoland: 409,709 count409,709RomaniaRomania: 259,889 count259,889NetherlandsNetherlands: 151,885 count151,885HungaryHungary: 129,892 count129,892GreeceGreece: 124,965 count124,965CzechiaCzechia: 112,362 count112,362PortugalPortugal: 111,843 count111,843BelgiumBelgium: 108,783 count108,783BulgariaBulgaria: 108,083 count108,083SwedenSweden: 88,766 count88,766AustriaAustria: 83,386 count83,386DenmarkDenmark: 53,958 count53,958FinlandFinland: 53,949 count53,949SlovakiaSlovakia: 53,234 count53,234CroatiaCroatia: 51,794 count51,794LithuaniaLithuania: 38,281 count38,281IrelandIreland: 30,959 count30,959LatviaLatvia: 27,719 count27,719SloveniaSlovenia: 20,588 count20,588EstoniaEstonia: 15,401 count15,401CyprusCyprus: 6,239 count6,239LuxembourgLuxembourg: 4,283 count4,283MaltaMalta: 3,688 count3,688
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2019
count		Change on 2018
1Germany939,520-1.6%
2Italy634,417+0.2%
3France613,388+0.6%
4Spain416,102-2.1%
5Poland409,709-1.1%
6Romania259,889-1.5%
7Netherlands151,885-1%
8Hungary129,892-1%
9Greece124,965+3.9%
10Czechia112,362-0.5%
11Portugal111,843-1.1%
12Belgium108,783-1.7%
13Bulgaria108,083-0.4%
14Sweden88,766-3.7%
15Austria83,386-0.7%
16Denmark53,958-2.3%
17Finland53,949-1.1%
18Slovakia53,234-2%
19Croatia51,794-1.7%
20Lithuania38,281-3.3%
21Ireland30,959-0.6%
22Latvia27,719-3.8%
23Slovenia20,588+0.5%
24Estonia15,401-2.2%
25Cyprus6,239+8.2%
26Luxembourg4,283-0.8%
27Malta3,6880%

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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 939,520 in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest deaths?

Malta, with 3,688 in 2019.

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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