EU countries by diabetes death rate (age-standardised)

Croatia had the highest diabetes death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 69.7 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 9.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 21.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 23.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest69.7Croatia

Lowest9.3Finland

Median21.127 EU countries

European Union (27)23.8History

All EU countries, 2018

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 E10-E14 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 per 100,000 people	Change on 2017
1	Croatia	69.7	+11.8 pts
2	Cyprus	55.3	-2.8 pts
3	Malta	50.8	+5.6 pts
4	Czechia	46.5	+5 pts
5	Portugal	36.7	+0.4 pts
6	Austria	35.2	-1.4 pts
7	Hungary	33.7	-0.3 pts
8	Latvia	29.3	+0.5 pts
9	Italy	27.9	-1.8 pts
10	Poland	27.2	+0.1 pts
11	Germany	26.4	-0.6 pts
12	Denmark	26.4	+0.9 pts
13	Bulgaria	23.1	+1.9 pts
14	Sweden	21.1	-1.1 pts
15	Slovakia	19.7	+2.2 pts
16	Spain	18.8	-0.2 pts
17	Lithuania	18.2	+3.7 pts
18	Greece	17.3	+0.6 pts
19	Estonia	17.1	+2.1 pts
20	Netherlands	17	-1.2 pts
21	Ireland	16.2	-1.4 pts
22	France	15.3	-1.1 pts
23	Romania	15	+1 pts
24	Slovenia	14.4	-2 pts
25	Luxembourg	14	-5.5 pts
26	Belgium	13	-0.4 pts
27	Finland	9.3	-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 E10 to E14) 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).

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 E10-E14 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

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

Croatia, with 69.7 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 9.3 per 100,000 people 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, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 E10-E14 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.