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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 2018, at 91.8 per 100,000 people. Malta had the lowest, at 25 per 100,000 people. The median was 52.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 47.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest91.8Lithuania
Lowest25Malta
Median52.527 EU countries
European Union (27)47.8History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 60.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 46.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 62.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 63.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 55 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 76.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 91.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 49.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 81.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 25 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 55.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 55.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 47 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 73.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 70.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. 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, 2018

Lithuania: 91.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania91.8Latvia: 81.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia81.9Croatia: 76.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia76.5Slovenia: 73.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia73.9Slovakia: 70.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia70.3Finland: 63.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland63.2Estonia: 62.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia62.8Belgium: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium61.9Czechia: 60.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia60.1Hungary: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary58.5Netherlands: 55.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands55.9Poland: 55.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland55.8France: 55 per 100,000 peopleFrance55Romania: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania52.5Austria: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleAustria51.7Sweden: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden51.7Luxembourg: 49.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg49.3Portugal: 47 per 100,000 peoplePortugal47Germany: 46.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany46.2Cyprus: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus45.2Denmark: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark39.9Greece: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece36.3Bulgaria: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria36.1Ireland: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland34.5Italy: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly33.5Spain: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain30.6Malta: 25 per 100,000 peopleMalta25Lithuania: 91.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania91.8Latvia: 81.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia81.9Croatia: 76.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia76.5Slovenia: 73.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia73.9Slovakia: 70.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia70.3Finland: 63.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland63.2Estonia: 62.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia62.8Belgium: 61.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium61.9Czechia: 60.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia60.1Hungary: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary58.5Netherlands: 55.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands55.9Poland: 55.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland55.8France: 55 per 100,000 peopleFrance55Romania: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania52.5Austria: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleAustria51.7Sweden: 51.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden51.7Luxembourg: 49.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg49.3Portugal: 47 per 100,000 peoplePortugal47Germany: 46.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany46.2Cyprus: 45.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus45.2Denmark: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark39.9Greece: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece36.3Bulgaria: 36.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria36.1Ireland: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland34.5Italy: 33.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly33.5Spain: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain30.6Malta: 25 per 100,000 peopleMalta25
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 countries2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Lithuania91.8-5.8 pts
2Latvia81.9-5.1 pts
3Croatia76.5+7.4 pts
4Slovenia73.9-3.4 pts
5Slovakia70.3+3.5 pts
6Finland63.2+0.9 pts
7Estonia62.8-2.2 pts
8Belgium61.9+1.1 pts
9Czechia60.1+2.1 pts
10Hungary58.5-2.1 pts
11Netherlands55.9+3.7 pts
12Poland55.8+2 pts
13France55-0.8 pts
14Romania52.5+0.9 pts
15Austria51.7+0.9 pts
16Sweden51.7+1.6 pts
17Luxembourg49.3+8.3 pts
18Portugal47-0.4 pts
19Germany46.2+1.1 pts
20Cyprus45.2+1.3 pts
21Denmark39.9+2 pts
22Greece36.3+0.7 pts
23Bulgaria36.1-2.2 pts
24Ireland34.5+2.1 pts
25Italy33.5-1.3 pts
26Spain30.6-0.7 pts
27Malta25-4.7 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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lithuania, with 91.8 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 25 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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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