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EU countries by preventable mortality

Lithuania had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2013, at 365.1 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 108.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 167.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 171 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest365.1Lithuania
Lowest108.2Cyprus
Median167.727 EU countries
European Union (27)171History

Map of EU countries, 2013

Austria: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 167.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 219.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 162.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 172.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 281.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 123.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 179.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 140.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 149.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 242.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 331.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 150.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 116.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 365.1 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 147.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 360.8 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 136.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 235.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 141.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 318.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 126.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 199.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 261.1 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2013. 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, 2013

Lithuania: 365.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania365.1Latvia: 360.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia360.8Hungary: 331.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary331.7Romania: 318.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania318.1Estonia: 281.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia281.7Slovakia: 261.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia261.1Croatia: 242.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia242.7Bulgaria: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria238.8Poland: 235.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland235.3Czechia: 219.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia219.7Slovenia: 199.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia199.6Finland: 179.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland179.3Denmark: 172.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark172.5Belgium: 167.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium167.7Austria: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria166.4Germany: 162.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany162.2Ireland: 150.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland150.1Greece: 149.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece149.8Luxembourg: 147.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg147.6Portugal: 141.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal141.2France: 140.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance140.1Netherlands: 136.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands136.5Sweden: 126.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden126.6Spain: 123.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain123.3Malta: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta118.1Italy: 116.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly116.4Cyprus: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus108.2Lithuania: 365.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania365.1Latvia: 360.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia360.8Hungary: 331.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary331.7Romania: 318.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania318.1Estonia: 281.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia281.7Slovakia: 261.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia261.1Croatia: 242.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia242.7Bulgaria: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria238.8Poland: 235.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland235.3Czechia: 219.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia219.7Slovenia: 199.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia199.6Finland: 179.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland179.3Denmark: 172.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark172.5Belgium: 167.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium167.7Austria: 166.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria166.4Germany: 162.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany162.2Ireland: 150.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland150.1Greece: 149.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece149.8Luxembourg: 147.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg147.6Portugal: 141.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal141.2France: 140.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance140.1Netherlands: 136.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands136.5Sweden: 126.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden126.6Spain: 123.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain123.3Malta: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta118.1Italy: 116.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly116.4Cyprus: 108.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus108.2
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 countries2013
per 100,000 people		Change on 2012
1Lithuania365.1-6.8 pts
2Latvia360.8-5 pts
3Hungary331.7-17.6 pts
4Romania318.1-14.3 pts
5Estonia281.7-21.9 pts
6Slovakia261.1-15.1 pts
7Croatia242.7-11.6 pts
8Bulgaria238.8+2.3 pts
9Poland235.3-7.4 pts
10Czechia219.7+0.3 pts
11Slovenia199.6-3.7 pts
12Finland179.3-3.7 pts
13Denmark172.5-10.1 pts
14Belgium167.7-3.2 pts
15Austria166.4-4.6 pts
16Germany162.2+1.4 pts
17Ireland150.1-2.8 pts
18Greece149.8-1.2 pts
19Luxembourg147.6-3.9 pts
20Portugal141.2-2.1 pts
21France140.1-2.7 pts
22Netherlands136.5-3.3 pts
23Sweden126.6+0.8 pts
24Spain123.3-2.4 pts
25Malta118.1-11.9 pts
26Italy116.4-5.7 pts
27Cyprus108.2-4.5 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Lithuania, with 365.1 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 108.2 per 100,000 people in 2013.

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