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EU countries by preventable mortality

Romania had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 358.1 per 100,000 people. Cyprus had the lowest, at 112.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 157.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 179.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest358.1Romania
Lowest112.4Cyprus
Median157.427 EU countries
European Union (27)179.9History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 165 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 177.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 316.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 112.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 218.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 145.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 251.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 143.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 157.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 142.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 264.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 350.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 141.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 130.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 340.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 133.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 317.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 114.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 141.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 274.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 145.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 358.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 123.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 198.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 262.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. 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, 2020

Romania: 358.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania358.1Hungary: 350.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary350.4Lithuania: 340.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania340.3Latvia: 317.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia317.1Bulgaria: 316.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria316.5Poland: 274.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland274.7Croatia: 264.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia264.4Slovakia: 262.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia262.4Estonia: 251.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia251.8Czechia: 218.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia218.4Slovenia: 198.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia198.6Belgium: 177.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium177.2Austria: 165 per 100,000 peopleAustria165Finland: 157.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland157.4Germany: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany157.2Greece: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece152.9Denmark: 145.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark145.9Portugal: 145.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal145.7Spain: 143.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain143.4France: 142.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance142.7Ireland: 141.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland141.8Netherlands: 141.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands141.5Luxembourg: 133.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg133.7Italy: 130.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly130.6Sweden: 123.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden123.3Malta: 114.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta114.9Cyprus: 112.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus112.4Romania: 358.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania358.1Hungary: 350.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary350.4Lithuania: 340.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania340.3Latvia: 317.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia317.1Bulgaria: 316.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria316.5Poland: 274.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland274.7Croatia: 264.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia264.4Slovakia: 262.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia262.4Estonia: 251.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia251.8Czechia: 218.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia218.4Slovenia: 198.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia198.6Belgium: 177.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium177.2Austria: 165 per 100,000 peopleAustria165Finland: 157.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland157.4Germany: 157.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany157.2Greece: 152.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece152.9Denmark: 145.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark145.9Portugal: 145.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal145.7Spain: 143.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain143.4France: 142.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance142.7Ireland: 141.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland141.8Netherlands: 141.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands141.5Luxembourg: 133.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg133.7Italy: 130.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly130.6Sweden: 123.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden123.3Malta: 114.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta114.9Cyprus: 112.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus112.4
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 countries2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Romania358.1+62 pts
2Hungary350.4+35.1 pts
3Lithuania340.3+55.2 pts
4Latvia317.1+20.6 pts
5Bulgaria316.5+85.6 pts
6Poland274.7+56.1 pts
7Croatia264.4+31.8 pts
8Slovakia262.4+31.3 pts
9Estonia251.8+17.7 pts
10Czechia218.4+30 pts
11Slovenia198.6+25.2 pts
12Belgium177.2+34.2 pts
13Austria165+13 pts
14Finland157.4+3.6 pts
15Germany157.2+7.6 pts
16Greece152.9+14.8 pts
17Denmark145.9-5.4 pts
18Portugal145.7+10.1 pts
19Spain143.4+33.3 pts
20France142.7+17.2 pts
21Ireland141.8+14.8 pts
22Netherlands141.5+17.8 pts
23Luxembourg133.7+17.4 pts
24Italy130.6+29.4 pts
25Sweden123.3+13.3 pts
26Malta114.9+13 pts
27Cyprus112.4+12.6 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Romania, with 358.1 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Cyprus, with 112.4 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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