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EU countries by preventable mortality

Latvia had the highest preventable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 342.6 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 110.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 165.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 168.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest342.6Latvia
Lowest110.2Sweden
Median165.427 EU countries
European Union (27)168.1History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 276.6 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 123 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 195.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 165.4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 147.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 266.7 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 124.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 166 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 137.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 166.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 253.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 333.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 132.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 113.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 309.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 119.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 342.6 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 119.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 132.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 243.7 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 138.8 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 304.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 110.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 189.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 245.3 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. 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, 2022

Latvia: 342.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia342.6Hungary: 333.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary333.4Lithuania: 309.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania309.2Romania: 304.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania304.3Bulgaria: 276.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria276.6Estonia: 266.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia266.7Croatia: 253.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia253.1Slovakia: 245.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia245.3Poland: 243.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland243.7Czechia: 195.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia195.5Slovenia: 189.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia189.2Greece: 166.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece166.1Finland: 166 per 100,000 peopleFinland166Germany: 165.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany165.4Austria: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria163.3Belgium: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium152.2Denmark: 147.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark147.2Portugal: 138.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal138.8France: 137.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance137.4Netherlands: 132.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands132.7Ireland: 132.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland132.4Spain: 124.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain124.4Cyprus: 123 per 100,000 peopleCyprus123Luxembourg: 119.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg119.8Malta: 119.5 per 100,000 peopleMalta119.5Italy: 113.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly113.3Sweden: 110.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden110.2Latvia: 342.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia342.6Hungary: 333.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary333.4Lithuania: 309.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania309.2Romania: 304.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania304.3Bulgaria: 276.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria276.6Estonia: 266.7 per 100,000 peopleEstonia266.7Croatia: 253.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia253.1Slovakia: 245.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia245.3Poland: 243.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland243.7Czechia: 195.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia195.5Slovenia: 189.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia189.2Greece: 166.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece166.1Finland: 166 per 100,000 peopleFinland166Germany: 165.4 per 100,000 peopleGermany165.4Austria: 163.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria163.3Belgium: 152.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium152.2Denmark: 147.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark147.2Portugal: 138.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal138.8France: 137.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance137.4Netherlands: 132.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands132.7Ireland: 132.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland132.4Spain: 124.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain124.4Cyprus: 123 per 100,000 peopleCyprus123Luxembourg: 119.8 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg119.8Malta: 119.5 per 100,000 peopleMalta119.5Italy: 113.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly113.3Sweden: 110.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden110.2
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 countries2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Latvia342.6-96.4 pts
2Hungary333.4-119 pts
3Lithuania309.2-84.9 pts
4Romania304.3-135.8 pts
5Bulgaria276.6-183.4 pts
6Estonia266.7-38 pts
7Croatia253.1-58.9 pts
8Slovakia245.3-134 pts
9Poland243.7-92.2 pts
10Czechia195.5-90.5 pts
11Slovenia189.2-22.7 pts
12Greece166.1-29.8 pts
13Finland166+9.6 pts
14Germany165.4-5.8 pts
15Austria163.3-10 pts
16Belgium152.2-11.8 pts
17Denmark147.2-1.8 pts
18Portugal138.8-17.1 pts
19France137.4-7.9 pts
20Netherlands132.7-13.8 pts
21Ireland132.4-16 pts
22Spain124.4-9.6 pts
23Cyprus123-16.4 pts
24Luxembourg119.8-12.9 pts
25Malta119.5-13.4 pts
26Italy113.3-14.7 pts
27Sweden110.2-7.7 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.

How to cite

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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest preventable mortality?

Latvia, with 342.6 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest preventable mortality?

Sweden, with 110.2 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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