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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 2016, at 105.3 per 100,000 people. Malta had the lowest, at 31.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 51.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 47.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest105.3Lithuania
Lowest31.2Malta
Median51.327 EU countries
European Union (27)47.1History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 44 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 67.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 62 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 33 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 34 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 105.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 86.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 51.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 54 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 44.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 70.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 69.1 per 100,000 people
  • Under 37
  • 37 to 50
  • 50 to 56
  • 56 to 66
  • 66 and over
per 100,000 people, 2016. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2016

Lithuania: 105.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania105.3Latvia: 86.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia86.6Croatia: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia73.8Slovenia: 70.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia70.5Slovakia: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia69.1Estonia: 67.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia67.4Finland: 62 per 100,000 peopleFinland62Belgium: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium60.7Hungary: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary60.3Czechia: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia57.7Luxembourg: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg55.7France: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance55.7Poland: 54 per 100,000 peoplePoland54Romania: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania51.3Netherlands: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands51.3Austria: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria49.6Sweden: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden49.6Portugal: 44.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal44.2Germany: 44 per 100,000 peopleGermany44Cyprus: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleCyprus41.9Bulgaria: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria38.1Denmark: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark36.6Italy: 34 per 100,000 peopleItaly34Greece: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece33.5Ireland: 33 per 100,000 peopleIreland33Spain: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain31.4Malta: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta31.2Lithuania: 105.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania105.3Latvia: 86.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia86.6Croatia: 73.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia73.8Slovenia: 70.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia70.5Slovakia: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia69.1Estonia: 67.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia67.4Finland: 62 per 100,000 peopleFinland62Belgium: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium60.7Hungary: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary60.3Czechia: 57.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia57.7Luxembourg: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg55.7France: 55.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance55.7Poland: 54 per 100,000 peoplePoland54Romania: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania51.3Netherlands: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands51.3Austria: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria49.6Sweden: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden49.6Portugal: 44.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal44.2Germany: 44 per 100,000 peopleGermany44Cyprus: 41.9 per 100,000 peopleCyprus41.9Bulgaria: 38.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria38.1Denmark: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark36.6Italy: 34 per 100,000 peopleItaly34Greece: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece33.5Ireland: 33 per 100,000 peopleIreland33Spain: 31.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain31.4Malta: 31.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta31.2
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

RankEU countries2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Lithuania105.3-3.7 pts
2Latvia86.6-2.5 pts
3Croatia73.8-2.3 pts
4Slovenia70.5-2.1 pts
5Slovakia69.1-8.3 pts
6Estonia67.4-1.7 pts
7Finland62+1.6 pts
8Belgium60.7-2.5 pts
9Hungary60.3-3.8 pts
10Czechia57.7-4.6 pts
11Luxembourg55.7-3.8 pts
12France55.7-1.9 pts
13Poland54-2.1 pts
14Romania51.3+0.3 pts
15Netherlands51.3+1.8 pts
16Austria49.6-4.5 pts
17Sweden49.6-2.8 pts
18Portugal44.2-0.6 pts
19Germany44+1.3 pts
20Cyprus41.9+0.7 pts
21Bulgaria38.1-2.3 pts
22Denmark36.6-0.6 pts
23Italy34-0.1 pts
24Greece33.5+0.4 pts
25Ireland33-0.4 pts
26Spain31.4+0.7 pts
27Malta31.2+3.4 pts

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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.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2016) [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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2016. 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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2016. 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/external-causes-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2016.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lithuania, with 105.3 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 31.2 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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.

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