EU countries by death rate from external causes (age-standardised)

Lithuania had the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2012, at 122.2 per 100,000 people. Greece had the lowest, at 29 per 100,000 people. The median was 56 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 37.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest122.2Lithuania

Lowest29Greece

Median5627 EU countries

European Union (27)37.7History

All EU countries, 2012

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2012 per 100,000 people	Change on 2011
1	Lithuania	122.2	-1 pts
2	Latvia	92.9	+2.5 pts
3	Estonia	89.9	+4.1 pts
4	Slovenia	84.2	-6 pts
5	Slovakia	77.7	-26.6 pts
6	Finland	69.6	-4.2 pts
7	Belgium	67.9	+2.2 pts
8	Poland	67.8	-0.4 pts
9	Hungary	64.2	-2 pts
10	Czechia	63	-2.3 pts
11	Luxembourg	60.1	-3.1 pts
12	France	59.2	-1.1 pts
13	Romania	56.3	-0.4 pts
14	Austria	56	+2.4 pts
15	Croatia	54.9	-19.8 pts
16	Sweden	49.4	-0.2 pts
17	Netherlands	44.9	+3.3 pts
18	Denmark	42.5	-2 pts
19	Bulgaria	42.4	+3.8 pts
20	Cyprus	41.3	+2.6 pts
21	Ireland	40.9	-2.3 pts
22	Germany	40.6	-0.6 pts
23	Portugal	37.6	-1.8 pts
24	Italy	36.1	-0.6 pts
25	Spain	29.8	-1 pts
26	Malta	29.6	+2.6 pts
27	Greece	29	+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 V01 to Y89) 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 V01-Y89 (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 death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Lithuania, with 122.2 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Greece, with 29 per 100,000 people in 2012.

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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.