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EU countries by preventable mortality

Lithuania had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2012, at 372 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 112.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 171 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 175 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest372Lithuania
Lowest112.7Cyprus
Median17127 EU countries
European Union (27)175History

Map of EU countries, 2012

Austria: 171 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 170.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 236.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 112.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 219.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 182.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 303.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 183 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 142.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 151 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 254.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 349.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 122.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 372 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 151.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 365.8 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 130 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 139.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 242.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 143.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 332.5 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 125.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 203.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 276.2 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2012. 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, 2012

Lithuania: 372 per 100,000 peopleLithuania372Latvia: 365.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia365.8Hungary: 349.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary349.3Romania: 332.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania332.5Estonia: 303.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia303.6Slovakia: 276.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia276.2Croatia: 254.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia254.3Poland: 242.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland242.7Bulgaria: 236.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria236.5Czechia: 219.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia219.4Slovenia: 203.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia203.3Finland: 183 per 100,000 peopleFinland183Denmark: 182.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark182.6Austria: 171 per 100,000 peopleAustria171Belgium: 170.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium170.9Germany: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany160.8Ireland: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland152.9Luxembourg: 151.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg151.5Greece: 151 per 100,000 peopleGreece151Portugal: 143.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal143.2France: 142.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance142.8Netherlands: 139.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands139.8Malta: 130 per 100,000 peopleMalta130Sweden: 125.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden125.8Spain: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain125.7Italy: 122.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly122.1Cyprus: 112.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus112.7Lithuania: 372 per 100,000 peopleLithuania372Latvia: 365.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia365.8Hungary: 349.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary349.3Romania: 332.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania332.5Estonia: 303.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia303.6Slovakia: 276.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia276.2Croatia: 254.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia254.3Poland: 242.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland242.7Bulgaria: 236.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria236.5Czechia: 219.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia219.4Slovenia: 203.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia203.3Finland: 183 per 100,000 peopleFinland183Denmark: 182.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark182.6Austria: 171 per 100,000 peopleAustria171Belgium: 170.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium170.9Germany: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany160.8Ireland: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland152.9Luxembourg: 151.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg151.5Greece: 151 per 100,000 peopleGreece151Portugal: 143.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal143.2France: 142.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance142.8Netherlands: 139.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands139.8Malta: 130 per 100,000 peopleMalta130Sweden: 125.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden125.8Spain: 125.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain125.7Italy: 122.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly122.1Cyprus: 112.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus112.7
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 countries2012
per 100,000 people		Change on 2011
1Lithuania372-8.9 pts
2Latvia365.8-4.1 pts
3Hungary349.3-9.2 pts
4Romania332.5-6.3 pts
5Estonia303.6+1.9 pts
6Slovakia276.2-3.9 pts
7Croatia254.3-5.8 pts
8Poland242.7-3.6 pts
9Bulgaria236.5+13.6 pts
10Czechia219.4-6.3 pts
11Slovenia203.3-5.4 pts
12Finland183-5.1 pts
13Denmark182.6-0.7 pts
14Austria171+2.2 pts
15Belgium170.9-1.5 pts
16Germany160.8-2.6 pts
17Ireland152.9-4.8 pts
18Luxembourg151.5+1.5 pts
19Greece151+2.3 pts
20Portugal143.2-6 pts
21France142.8-4.4 pts
22Netherlands139.8-1.6 pts
23Malta130-3.6 pts
24Sweden125.8-1.9 pts
25Spain125.7-2.5 pts
26Italy122.1-2.7 pts
27Cyprus112.7+3.9 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.

How to cite

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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr), EU countries by preventable mortality, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Lithuania, with 372 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 112.7 per 100,000 people in 2012.

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