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EU countries by preventable mortality

Latvia had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 325.7 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 103.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 155.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 158.6 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest325.7Latvia
Lowest103.8Cyprus
Median155.727 EU countries
European Union (27)158.6History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 157 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 146.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 226.3 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 103.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 195.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 155.7 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 152 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 253 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 113.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 159.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 127.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 138.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 238.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 325.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 132.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 104.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 293 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 131.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 325.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 110.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 128.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 221.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 138.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 307 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 117.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 175.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 241.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2018. 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, 2018

Latvia: 325.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia325.7Hungary: 325.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary325.6Romania: 307 per 100,000 peopleRomania307Lithuania: 293 per 100,000 peopleLithuania293Estonia: 253 per 100,000 peopleEstonia253Slovakia: 241.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia241.3Croatia: 238.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia238.6Bulgaria: 226.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria226.3Poland: 221.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland221.9Czechia: 195.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia195.1Slovenia: 175.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia175.5Finland: 159.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland159.1Austria: 157 per 100,000 peopleAustria157Germany: 155.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany155.7Denmark: 152 per 100,000 peopleDenmark152Belgium: 146.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium146.7Greece: 138.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece138.6Portugal: 138.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal138.4Ireland: 132.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland132.1Luxembourg: 131.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg131.5Netherlands: 128.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands128.7France: 127.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance127.9Sweden: 117.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden117.7Spain: 113.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain113.4Malta: 110.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta110.7Italy: 104.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly104.4Cyprus: 103.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus103.8Latvia: 325.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia325.7Hungary: 325.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary325.6Romania: 307 per 100,000 peopleRomania307Lithuania: 293 per 100,000 peopleLithuania293Estonia: 253 per 100,000 peopleEstonia253Slovakia: 241.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia241.3Croatia: 238.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia238.6Bulgaria: 226.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria226.3Poland: 221.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland221.9Czechia: 195.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia195.1Slovenia: 175.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia175.5Finland: 159.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland159.1Austria: 157 per 100,000 peopleAustria157Germany: 155.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany155.7Denmark: 152 per 100,000 peopleDenmark152Belgium: 146.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium146.7Greece: 138.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece138.6Portugal: 138.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal138.4Ireland: 132.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland132.1Luxembourg: 131.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg131.5Netherlands: 128.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands128.7France: 127.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance127.9Sweden: 117.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden117.7Spain: 113.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain113.4Malta: 110.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta110.7Italy: 104.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly104.4Cyprus: 103.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus103.8
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 countries2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Latvia325.7-0.7 pts
2Hungary325.6-2.1 pts
3Romania307+0.1 pts
4Lithuania293-14.9 pts
5Estonia253+5.7 pts
6Slovakia241.3+2.6 pts
7Croatia238.6+6.7 pts
8Bulgaria226.3-3.9 pts
9Poland221.9+2.4 pts
10Czechia195.1-1.8 pts
11Slovenia175.5-11.8 pts
12Finland159.1-1.8 pts
13Austria157-0 pts
14Germany155.7+0.1 pts
15Denmark152-4.8 pts
16Belgium146.7-3 pts
17Greece138.6-2.8 pts
18Portugal138.4+0.1 pts
19Ireland132.1+2.7 pts
20Luxembourg131.5+1.3 pts
21Netherlands128.7+0.5 pts
22France127.9-2 pts
23Sweden117.7-0.4 pts
24Spain113.4-2.5 pts
25Malta110.7-7.3 pts
26Italy104.4-4.1 pts
27Cyprus103.8-7.7 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Latvia, with 325.7 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 103.8 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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