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EU countries by preventable mortality

Latvia had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 348.7 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 108.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 163.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 165.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest348.7Latvia
Lowest108.5Cyprus
Median163.227 EU countries
European Union (27)165.8History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 163.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 244 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 108.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 204.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 155.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 173.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 280 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 120.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 168.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 135.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 142.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 238.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 330.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 147.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 112.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 344.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 146.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 348.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 121.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 132.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 224.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 144 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 318.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 188.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 252.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2014. 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, 2014

Latvia: 348.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia348.7Lithuania: 344.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania344.5Hungary: 330.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary330.1Romania: 318.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania318.7Estonia: 280 per 100,000 peopleEstonia280Slovakia: 252.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia252.8Bulgaria: 244 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria244Croatia: 238.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia238.3Poland: 224.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland224.2Czechia: 204.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia204.7Slovenia: 188.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia188.3Denmark: 173.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark173.2Finland: 168.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland168.9Austria: 163.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria163.2Belgium: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium161.5Germany: 155.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany155.9Ireland: 147.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland147.2Luxembourg: 146.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg146.3Portugal: 144 per 100,000 peoplePortugal144Greece: 142.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece142.4France: 135.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance135.4Netherlands: 132.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands132.3Sweden: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleSweden123.9Malta: 121.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta121.7Spain: 120.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain120.1Italy: 112.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly112.9Cyprus: 108.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus108.5Latvia: 348.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia348.7Lithuania: 344.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania344.5Hungary: 330.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary330.1Romania: 318.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania318.7Estonia: 280 per 100,000 peopleEstonia280Slovakia: 252.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia252.8Bulgaria: 244 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria244Croatia: 238.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia238.3Poland: 224.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland224.2Czechia: 204.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia204.7Slovenia: 188.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia188.3Denmark: 173.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark173.2Finland: 168.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland168.9Austria: 163.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria163.2Belgium: 161.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium161.5Germany: 155.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany155.9Ireland: 147.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland147.2Luxembourg: 146.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg146.3Portugal: 144 per 100,000 peoplePortugal144Greece: 142.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece142.4France: 135.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance135.4Netherlands: 132.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands132.3Sweden: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleSweden123.9Malta: 121.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta121.7Spain: 120.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain120.1Italy: 112.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly112.9Cyprus: 108.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus108.5
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 countries2014
per 100,000 people		Change on 2013
1Latvia348.7-12 pts
2Lithuania344.5-20.6 pts
3Hungary330.1-1.6 pts
4Romania318.7+0.5 pts
5Estonia280-1.7 pts
6Slovakia252.8-8.3 pts
7Bulgaria244+5.2 pts
8Croatia238.3-4.4 pts
9Poland224.2-11 pts
10Czechia204.7-15 pts
11Slovenia188.3-11.4 pts
12Denmark173.2+0.7 pts
13Finland168.9-10.4 pts
14Austria163.2-3.1 pts
15Belgium161.5-6.2 pts
16Germany155.9-6.3 pts
17Ireland147.2-2.9 pts
18Luxembourg146.3-1.3 pts
19Portugal144+2.8 pts
20Greece142.4-7.4 pts
21France135.4-4.6 pts
22Netherlands132.3-4.2 pts
23Sweden123.9-2.7 pts
24Malta121.7+3.6 pts
25Spain120.1-3.2 pts
26Italy112.9-3.6 pts
27Cyprus108.5+0.3 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, preventable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). EU countries by preventable mortality, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Latvia, with 348.7 per 100,000 people in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 108.5 per 100,000 people in 2014.

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