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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 2022, at 95.8 per 100,000 people. Spain had the lowest, at 34.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 54.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 50.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest95.8Slovenia
Lowest34.5Spain
Median54.227 EU countries
European Union (27)50.4History

All EU countries, 2022

Slovenia: 95.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia95.8Lithuania: 80.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania80.2Latvia: 77.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia77.5Estonia: 72 per 100,000 peopleEstonia72Croatia: 68.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia68.1Belgium: 64.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium64.9Netherlands: 63.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands63.8France: 59.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance59.4Austria: 58.6 per 100,000 peopleAustria58.6Slovakia: 57.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia57.9Poland: 57.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland57.4Hungary: 56.9 per 100,000 peopleHungary56.9Finland: 55.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland55.4Czechia: 54.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia54.2Germany: 50.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany50.5Sweden: 49.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden49.6Romania: 48.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania48.4Portugal: 46.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal46.3Luxembourg: 44 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg44Denmark: 41.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark41.5Greece: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece41.2Cyprus: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus41.2Ireland: 37.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland37.6Malta: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta37.3Bulgaria: 36.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria36.6Italy: 36.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly36.3Spain: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain34.5
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 countries2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Slovenia95.8+7.5 pts
2Lithuania80.2-3.4 pts
3Latvia77.5-2.6 pts
4Estonia72+0.2 pts
5Croatia68.1+0.1 pts
6Belgium64.9+4 pts
7Netherlands63.8+6.8 pts
8France59.4+4.8 pts
9Austria58.6+5.1 pts
10Slovakia57.9+0.8 pts
11Poland57.4-2.7 pts
12Hungary56.9+3.2 pts
13Finland55.4-2 pts
14Czechia54.2+0.9 pts
15Germany50.5+5.1 pts
16Sweden49.6+1.7 pts
17Romania48.4-17.3 pts
18Portugal46.3+1.3 pts
19Luxembourg44+0.4 pts
20Denmark41.5+3.4 pts
21Greece41.2+1.2 pts
22Cyprus41.2+1 pts
23Ireland37.6+1.8 pts
24Malta37.3+4.5 pts
25Bulgaria36.6-0.1 pts
26Italy36.3+2 pts
27Spain34.5+2.9 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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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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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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), 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Slovenia, with 95.8 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Spain, with 34.5 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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