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

Slovenia had the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 88.3 per 100,000 people. Spain had the lowest, at 31.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 53.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 48.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest88.3Slovenia

Lowest31.6Spain

Median53.527 EU countries

European Union (27)48.1History

All EU countries, 2021

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	2021 per 100,000 people	Change on 2020
1	Slovenia	88.3	+4.7 pts
2	Lithuania	83.6	-3.8 pts
3	Latvia	80.2	+6 pts
4	Estonia	71.9	+0.7 pts
5	Croatia	67.9	+2.8 pts
6	Romania	65.7	+18.8 pts
7	Belgium	60.9	+0.4 pts
8	Poland	60.1	+4.4 pts
9	Finland	57.3	+0.7 pts
10	Slovakia	57.1	-0.9 pts
11	Netherlands	57	+0.8 pts
12	France	54.7	+0.6 pts
13	Hungary	53.7	-0.2 pts
14	Austria	53.5	-0.9 pts
15	Czechia	53.3	-3.5 pts
16	Sweden	47.9	-0.1 pts
17	Germany	45.5	+0.6 pts
18	Portugal	44.9	-0.5 pts
19	Luxembourg	43.6	-1.9 pts
20	Cyprus	40.1	-2.1 pts
21	Greece	40	+2.3 pts
22	Denmark	38.1	-0.9 pts
23	Bulgaria	36.7	+0.9 pts
24	Ireland	35.8	-2.7 pts
25	Italy	34.3	+1.8 pts
26	Malta	32.9	+4 pts
27	Spain	31.6	+0.9 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)?

Slovenia, with 88.3 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Spain, with 31.6 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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.