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EU countries by dementia death rate (age-standardised)

The Netherlands had the highest dementia death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 79.9 per 100,000 people. Romania had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 28.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 32.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest79.9Netherlands
Lowest0Romania
Median28.727 EU countries
European Union (27)32.9History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 0.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 79.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 2.1 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 0 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 60 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 0.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 17 per 100,000 people
  • Under 9.6
  • 9.6 to 22
  • 22 to 38
  • 38 to 48
  • 48 and over
per 100,000 people, 2017. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2017

Netherlands: 79.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands79.9Sweden: 60 per 100,000 peopleSweden60Ireland: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland58.7Denmark: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark58.6Malta: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta54.3Germany: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany49.4Luxembourg: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg43.5Belgium: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium40.9Hungary: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary39.5Spain: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain39.3Cyprus: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus38.1Finland: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland36.8Portugal: 34.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal34.5Italy: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly28.7Austria: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria27.5France: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance24.5Latvia: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia21.1Czechia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia19.5Croatia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia19.5Slovakia: 17 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia17Greece: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece11.9Lithuania: 9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania9Estonia: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia5.7Poland: 2.1 per 100,000 peoplePoland2.1Bulgaria: 0.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria0.5Slovenia: 0.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia0.2Romania: 0 per 100,000 peopleRomania0Netherlands: 79.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands79.9Sweden: 60 per 100,000 peopleSweden60Ireland: 58.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland58.7Denmark: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark58.6Malta: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta54.3Germany: 49.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany49.4Luxembourg: 43.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg43.5Belgium: 40.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium40.9Hungary: 39.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary39.5Spain: 39.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain39.3Cyprus: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus38.1Finland: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland36.8Portugal: 34.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal34.5Italy: 28.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly28.7Austria: 27.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria27.5France: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance24.5Latvia: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia21.1Czechia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia19.5Croatia: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia19.5Slovakia: 17 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia17Greece: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece11.9Lithuania: 9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania9Estonia: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia5.7Poland: 2.1 per 100,000 peoplePoland2.1Bulgaria: 0.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria0.5Slovenia: 0.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia0.2Romania: 0 per 100,000 peopleRomania0
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Netherlands79.9+2.6 pts
2Sweden60-0.5 pts
3Ireland58.7-0 pts
4Denmark58.6+2.6 pts
5Malta54.3+7.1 pts
6Germany49.4+5.8 pts
7Luxembourg43.5-2.4 pts
8Belgium40.9+1.7 pts
9Hungary39.5+5.1 pts
10Spain39.3+0.3 pts
11Cyprus38.1+6.2 pts
12Finland36.8-1.6 pts
13Portugal34.5+2.4 pts
14Italy28.7+2.8 pts
15Austria27.5+9.5 pts
16France24.5-1.1 pts
17Latvia21.1+3.1 pts
18Czechia19.5+3.9 pts
19Croatia19.5+4.7 pts
20Slovakia17-5.8 pts
21Greece11.9+2.6 pts
22Lithuania9+4.5 pts
23Estonia5.7+2.5 pts
24Poland2.1+0.4 pts
25Bulgaria0.50 pts
26Slovenia0.2-0.1 pts
27Romania00 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 F01 and F03) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

Alzheimer disease (G30) is not included; see standardised_death_rate_alzheimer. Countries differ widely in how often they record dementia as the underlying cause, which explains much of the gap between them. Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference 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. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by dementia death rate (age-standardised), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by dementia death rate (age-standardised), 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/dementia-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by dementia death rate (age-standardised), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/dementia-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2017.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by dementia death rate (age-standardised), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/dementia-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest dementia death rate (age-standardised)?

The Netherlands, with 79.9 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest dementia death rate (age-standardised)?

Romania, with 0 per 100,000 people 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, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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