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EU countries by preventable mortality

Hungary had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2017, at 327.8 per 100,000 people. Italy had the lowest, at 108.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 156.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 160 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest327.8Hungary
Lowest108.6Italy
Median156.827 EU countries
European Union (27)160History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 157 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 149.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 230.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 111.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 197 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 156.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 247.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 115.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 160.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 129.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 141.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 231.9 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 327.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 108.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 307.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 130.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 326.4 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 128.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 219.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 138.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 306.9 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 187.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 238.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2017. 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, 2017

Hungary: 327.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary327.8Latvia: 326.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia326.4Lithuania: 307.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania307.9Romania: 306.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania306.9Estonia: 247.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia247.3Slovakia: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia238.8Croatia: 231.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia231.9Bulgaria: 230.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria230.2Poland: 219.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland219.5Czechia: 197 per 100,000 peopleCzechia197Slovenia: 187.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia187.3Finland: 160.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland160.9Austria: 157 per 100,000 peopleAustria157Denmark: 156.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark156.8Germany: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany155.6Belgium: 149.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium149.7Greece: 141.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece141.4Portugal: 138.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal138.3Luxembourg: 130.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg130.2France: 129.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance129.9Ireland: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland129.4Netherlands: 128.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands128.2Sweden: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden118.1Malta: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta118.1Spain: 115.9 per 100,000 peopleSpain115.9Cyprus: 111.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus111.5Italy: 108.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly108.6Hungary: 327.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary327.8Latvia: 326.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia326.4Lithuania: 307.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania307.9Romania: 306.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania306.9Estonia: 247.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia247.3Slovakia: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia238.8Croatia: 231.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia231.9Bulgaria: 230.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria230.2Poland: 219.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland219.5Czechia: 197 per 100,000 peopleCzechia197Slovenia: 187.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia187.3Finland: 160.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland160.9Austria: 157 per 100,000 peopleAustria157Denmark: 156.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark156.8Germany: 155.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany155.6Belgium: 149.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium149.7Greece: 141.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece141.4Portugal: 138.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal138.3Luxembourg: 130.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg130.2France: 129.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance129.9Ireland: 129.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland129.4Netherlands: 128.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands128.2Sweden: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden118.1Malta: 118.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta118.1Spain: 115.9 per 100,000 peopleSpain115.9Cyprus: 111.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus111.5Italy: 108.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly108.6
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 countries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Hungary327.8+2.5 pts
2Latvia326.4-5.5 pts
3Lithuania307.9-28.2 pts
4Romania306.9-3.3 pts
5Estonia247.3-15.1 pts
6Slovakia238.8-5.1 pts
7Croatia231.9+0.2 pts
8Bulgaria230.2-1.9 pts
9Poland219.5+1 pts
10Czechia197+1.9 pts
11Slovenia187.3+3.3 pts
12Finland160.9-5.1 pts
13Austria157-4 pts
14Denmark156.8-4 pts
15Germany155.6-2.1 pts
16Belgium149.7-5.1 pts
17Greece141.40 pts
18Portugal138.3-2.2 pts
19Luxembourg130.2-10.2 pts
20France129.9-3.6 pts
21Ireland129.4-8.7 pts
22Netherlands128.2-5.7 pts
23Sweden118.1-3.2 pts
24Malta118.1+2.9 pts
25Spain115.9-1.9 pts
26Cyprus111.5+11.5 pts
27Italy108.6-1.4 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Hungary, with 327.8 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Italy, with 108.6 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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