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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 2017, at 97.6 per 100,000 people. Malta had the lowest, at 29.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 51.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 47.6 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest97.6Lithuania
Lowest29.7Malta
Median51.627 EU countries
European Union (27)47.6History

All EU countries, 2017

Lithuania: 97.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania97.6Latvia: 87 per 100,000 peopleLatvia87Slovenia: 77.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia77.3Croatia: 69.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia69.1Slovakia: 66.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia66.8Estonia: 65 per 100,000 peopleEstonia65Finland: 62.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland62.2Belgium: 60.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium60.8Hungary: 60.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary60.6Czechia: 58 per 100,000 peopleCzechia58France: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance55.8Poland: 53.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland53.8Netherlands: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands52.2Romania: 51.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania51.6Austria: 50.7 per 100,000 peopleAustria50.7Sweden: 50.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden50.1Portugal: 47.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal47.3Germany: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany45.1Cyprus: 43.9 per 100,000 peopleCyprus43.9Luxembourg: 41 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg41Bulgaria: 38.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria38.3Denmark: 38 per 100,000 peopleDenmark38Greece: 35.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece35.6Italy: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly34.8Ireland: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland32.4Spain: 31.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain31.3Malta: 29.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta29.7
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 countries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Lithuania97.6-7.7 pts
2Latvia87+0.4 pts
3Slovenia77.3+6.9 pts
4Croatia69.1-4.7 pts
5Slovakia66.8-2.3 pts
6Estonia65-2.4 pts
7Finland62.2+0.3 pts
8Belgium60.8+0.1 pts
9Hungary60.6+0.4 pts
10Czechia58+0.4 pts
11France55.8+0.1 pts
12Poland53.8-0.2 pts
13Netherlands52.2+0.9 pts
14Romania51.6+0.4 pts
15Austria50.7+1.2 pts
16Sweden50.1+0.5 pts
17Portugal47.3+3.1 pts
18Germany45.1+1 pts
19Cyprus43.9+2 pts
20Luxembourg41-14.7 pts
21Bulgaria38.3+0.1 pts
22Denmark38+1.4 pts
23Greece35.6+2.1 pts
24Italy34.8+0.9 pts
25Ireland32.4-0.6 pts
26Spain31.3-0.1 pts
27Malta29.7-1.5 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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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), 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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from external causes (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/external-causes-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 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/external-causes-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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lithuania, with 97.6 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 29.7 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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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