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EU countries by preventable mortality, 2023

Latvia had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 309 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 89.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 149.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 150.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest309Latvia
Lowest89.7Cyprus
Median149.827 EU countries
European Union (27)150.9History

Map of EU countries, 2023

Austria: 149.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 220.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 89.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 173.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 139.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 241.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 110.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 154.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 127.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 225.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 300.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 126.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 98.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 264.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 105.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 309 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 103.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 123.1 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 208.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 125.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 264 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 167.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 204.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2023. Source: Eurostat, Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2023

Latvia: 309 per 100,000 peopleLatvia309Hungary: 300.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary300.4Lithuania: 264.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania264.8Romania: 264 per 100,000 peopleRomania264Estonia: 241.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia241.3Croatia: 225.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia225.2Bulgaria: 220.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria220.1Poland: 208.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland208.8Slovakia: 204.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia204.9Czechia: 173.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia173.9Slovenia: 167.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia167.6Germany: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany157.1Finland: 154.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland154.9Austria: 149.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria149.8Denmark: 139.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark139.2Belgium: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium136.9Greece: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece136.9France: 127.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance127.2Ireland: 126.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland126.3Portugal: 125.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal125.9Netherlands: 123.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands123.1Spain: 110.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain110.4Luxembourg: 105.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg105.9Sweden: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden105.7Malta: 103.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta103.9Italy: 98.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly98.4Cyprus: 89.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus89.7Latvia: 309 per 100,000 peopleLatvia309Hungary: 300.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary300.4Lithuania: 264.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania264.8Romania: 264 per 100,000 peopleRomania264Estonia: 241.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia241.3Croatia: 225.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia225.2Bulgaria: 220.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria220.1Poland: 208.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland208.8Slovakia: 204.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia204.9Czechia: 173.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia173.9Slovenia: 167.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia167.6Germany: 157.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany157.1Finland: 154.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland154.9Austria: 149.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria149.8Denmark: 139.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark139.2Belgium: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium136.9Greece: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece136.9France: 127.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance127.2Ireland: 126.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland126.3Portugal: 125.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal125.9Netherlands: 123.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands123.1Spain: 110.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain110.4Luxembourg: 105.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg105.9Sweden: 105.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden105.7Malta: 103.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta103.9Italy: 98.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly98.4Cyprus: 89.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus89.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Latvia309-33.6 pts
2Hungary300.4-33 pts
3Lithuania264.8-44.4 pts
4Romania264-40.3 pts
5Estonia241.3-25.4 pts
6Croatia225.2-27.9 pts
7Bulgaria220.1-56.5 pts
8Poland208.8-34.9 pts
9Slovakia204.9-40.4 pts
10Czechia173.9-21.6 pts
11Slovenia167.6-21.6 pts
12Germany157.1-8.4 pts
13Finland154.9-11.1 pts
14Austria149.8-13.5 pts
15Denmark139.2-8 pts
16Belgium136.9-15.3 pts
17Greece136.9-29.2 pts
18France127.2-10.2 pts
19Ireland126.3-6 pts
20Portugal125.9-12.9 pts
21Netherlands123.1-9.7 pts
22Spain110.4-14 pts
23Luxembourg105.9-13.8 pts
24Sweden105.7-4.5 pts
25Malta103.9-15.5 pts
26Italy98.4-14.8 pts
27Cyprus89.7-33.3 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths of people under 75 from causes that can mainly be avoided through effective public health and primary prevention (before a disease or injury starts), per 100,000 inhabitants under 75, age-standardised.

Based on the OECD and Eurostat lists of avoidable causes of death (2022 version), which count COVID-19 as preventable, so preventable mortality peaks in 2020 to 2022. A cause on both lists is split half and half. Age-standardised with the 2013 European standard population.

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. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr) (EU countries by preventable mortality, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table

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Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr), EU countries by preventable mortality, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preventable-mortality-rate/eu-countries. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). EU countries by preventable mortality, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preventable-mortality-rate/eu-countries.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr), EU countries by preventable mortality, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preventable-mortality-rate/eu-countries (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Latvia, with 309 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 89.7 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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