EU countries by death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised), 2023

Malta had the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 121.8 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 32.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 81 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 75.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest121.8Malta

Lowest32.1Finland

Median8127 EU countries

European Union (27)75.2History

All EU countries, 2023

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2023 per 100,000 people	Change on 2022
1	Malta	121.8	+3 pts
2	Denmark	114.3	+7 pts
3	Romania	108.9	-4.2 pts
4	Ireland	105.8	+1.2 pts
5	Slovakia	104.9	-23.9 pts
6	Belgium	95.7	+1.5 pts
7	Portugal	95.5	+5.5 pts
8	Cyprus	94.7	+10.3 pts
9	Greece	92.7	-2 pts
10	Poland	88.9	-0 pts
11	Czechia	85.8	-0.8 pts
12	Hungary	82.9	+9.8 pts
13	Spain	81.4	+5.2 pts
14	Netherlands	81	+5 pts
15	Luxembourg	77.3	+16 pts
16	Germany	73.3	+4.6 pts
17	Bulgaria	69.9	-9.8 pts
18	Italy	63.7	+1.9 pts
19	Croatia	59.7	-6.7 pts
20	Sweden	58.1	+2.3 pts
21	Austria	57.7	+5.1 pts
22	France	56.4	+0.9 pts
23	Latvia	46	+1.1 pts
24	Estonia	45.3	+0.8 pts
25	Lithuania	36.2	-3 pts
26	Slovenia	34.7	+3.2 pts
27	Finland	32.1	+2.2 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 J00 to J99) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

COVID-19 is coded separately (U07) and is not included. Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

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. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised)?

Malta, with 121.8 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised)?

Finland, with 32.1 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.