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EU countries by preventable mortality

Lithuania had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 343.7 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 110.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 163.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 166.3 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest343.7Lithuania
Lowest110.1Cyprus
Median163.327 EU countries
European Union (27)166.3History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 166.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 244.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 110.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 206.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 159.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 164.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 270.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 119.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 136.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 145.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 244.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 334.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 113.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 343.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 134.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 340.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 114.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 135.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 221.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 141.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 314 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 122.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 192.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 258.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2015. 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, 2015

Lithuania: 343.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania343.7Latvia: 340.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia340.9Hungary: 334.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary334.3Romania: 314 per 100,000 peopleRomania314Estonia: 270.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia270.7Slovakia: 258.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia258.3Bulgaria: 244.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria244.8Croatia: 244.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia244.3Poland: 221.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland221.4Czechia: 206.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia206.6Slovenia: 192.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia192.6Austria: 166.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria166.8Denmark: 164.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark164.2Finland: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland163.3Belgium: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium160.8Germany: 159.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany159.9Greece: 145.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece145.2Portugal: 141.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal141.7Ireland: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland136.9France: 136.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance136.5Netherlands: 135.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands135.3Luxembourg: 134.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg134.9Sweden: 122.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden122.4Spain: 119.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain119.4Malta: 114.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta114.2Italy: 113.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly113.6Cyprus: 110.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus110.1Lithuania: 343.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania343.7Latvia: 340.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia340.9Hungary: 334.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary334.3Romania: 314 per 100,000 peopleRomania314Estonia: 270.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia270.7Slovakia: 258.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia258.3Bulgaria: 244.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria244.8Croatia: 244.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia244.3Poland: 221.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland221.4Czechia: 206.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia206.6Slovenia: 192.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia192.6Austria: 166.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria166.8Denmark: 164.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark164.2Finland: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland163.3Belgium: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium160.8Germany: 159.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany159.9Greece: 145.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece145.2Portugal: 141.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal141.7Ireland: 136.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland136.9France: 136.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance136.5Netherlands: 135.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands135.3Luxembourg: 134.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg134.9Sweden: 122.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden122.4Spain: 119.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain119.4Malta: 114.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta114.2Italy: 113.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly113.6Cyprus: 110.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus110.1
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 countries2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Lithuania343.7-0.8 pts
2Latvia340.9-7.8 pts
3Hungary334.3+4.2 pts
4Romania314-4.6 pts
5Estonia270.7-9.3 pts
6Slovakia258.3+5.5 pts
7Bulgaria244.8+0.8 pts
8Croatia244.3+6 pts
9Poland221.4-2.9 pts
10Czechia206.6+1.9 pts
11Slovenia192.6+4.4 pts
12Austria166.8+3.5 pts
13Denmark164.2-9 pts
14Finland163.3-5.6 pts
15Belgium160.8-0.7 pts
16Germany159.9+3.9 pts
17Greece145.2+2.8 pts
18Portugal141.7-2.2 pts
19Ireland136.9-10.3 pts
20France136.5+1 pts
21Netherlands135.3+3 pts
22Luxembourg134.9-11.4 pts
23Sweden122.4-1.5 pts
24Spain119.4-0.7 pts
25Malta114.2-7.5 pts
26Italy113.6+0.7 pts
27Cyprus110.1+1.6 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Lithuania, with 343.7 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 110.1 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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