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EU countries by preventable mortality

Lithuania had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 336.1 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 99.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 160.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 162.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest336.1Lithuania
Lowest99.9Cyprus
Median160.827 EU countries
European Union (27)162.5History

Map of EU countries, 2016

Austria: 161.1 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 154.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 232.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 99.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 195.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 262.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 117.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 166 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 141.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 231.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 325.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 138.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 110 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 336.1 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 140.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 331.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 115.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 133.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 218.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 140.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 310.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 121.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 184 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 243.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2016. 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, 2016

Lithuania: 336.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania336.1Latvia: 331.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia331.9Hungary: 325.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary325.3Romania: 310.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania310.2Estonia: 262.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia262.4Slovakia: 243.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia243.9Bulgaria: 232.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria232.2Croatia: 231.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia231.7Poland: 218.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland218.5Czechia: 195.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia195.1Slovenia: 184 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia184Finland: 166 per 100,000 peopleFinland166Austria: 161.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria161.1Denmark: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark160.8Germany: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany157.6Belgium: 154.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium154.9Greece: 141.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece141.4Portugal: 140.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal140.5Luxembourg: 140.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg140.3Ireland: 138.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland138.1Netherlands: 133.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands133.9France: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance133.5Sweden: 121.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden121.3Spain: 117.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain117.8Malta: 115.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta115.2Italy: 110 per 100,000 peopleItaly110Cyprus: 99.9 per 100,000 peopleCyprus99.9Lithuania: 336.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania336.1Latvia: 331.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia331.9Hungary: 325.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary325.3Romania: 310.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania310.2Estonia: 262.4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia262.4Slovakia: 243.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia243.9Bulgaria: 232.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria232.2Croatia: 231.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia231.7Poland: 218.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland218.5Czechia: 195.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia195.1Slovenia: 184 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia184Finland: 166 per 100,000 peopleFinland166Austria: 161.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria161.1Denmark: 160.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark160.8Germany: 157.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany157.6Belgium: 154.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium154.9Greece: 141.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece141.4Portugal: 140.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal140.5Luxembourg: 140.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg140.3Ireland: 138.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland138.1Netherlands: 133.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands133.9France: 133.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance133.5Sweden: 121.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden121.3Spain: 117.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain117.8Malta: 115.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta115.2Italy: 110 per 100,000 peopleItaly110Cyprus: 99.9 per 100,000 peopleCyprus99.9
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 countries2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Lithuania336.1-7.6 pts
2Latvia331.9-9 pts
3Hungary325.3-9.1 pts
4Romania310.2-3.8 pts
5Estonia262.4-8.3 pts
6Slovakia243.9-14.4 pts
7Bulgaria232.2-12.7 pts
8Croatia231.7-12.6 pts
9Poland218.5-2.9 pts
10Czechia195.1-11.5 pts
11Slovenia184-8.6 pts
12Finland166+2.8 pts
13Austria161.1-5.7 pts
14Denmark160.8-3.5 pts
15Germany157.6-2.2 pts
16Belgium154.9-5.9 pts
17Greece141.4-3.8 pts
18Portugal140.5-1.3 pts
19Luxembourg140.3+5.4 pts
20Ireland138.1+1.2 pts
21Netherlands133.9-1.4 pts
22France133.5-3 pts
23Sweden121.3-1.1 pts
24Spain117.8-1.6 pts
25Malta115.2+0.9 pts
26Italy110-3.6 pts
27Cyprus99.9-10.2 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Lithuania, with 336.1 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 99.9 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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