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

Portugal had the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2012, at 139.4 per 100,000 people. Latvia had the lowest, at 36.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 73.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 42.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest139.4Portugal
Lowest36.7Latvia
Median73.527 EU countries
European Union (27)42.5History

Map of EU countries, 2012

Austria: 52 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 111.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 62 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 90.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 73.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 124.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 103.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 137.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 65 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 76.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 95.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 109.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 72 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 139.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 81.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 66.3 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 88 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2012. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2012

Portugal: 139.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal139.4Ireland: 137.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland137.2Denmark: 124.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark124.9Belgium: 111.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium111.9Netherlands: 109.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands109.2Spain: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain106.1Greece: 103.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece103.4Malta: 95.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta95.9Cyprus: 90.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus90.5Slovakia: 88 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia88Slovenia: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia87.1Romania: 81.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania81.2Luxembourg: 76.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg76.2Germany: 73.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany73.5Czechia: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia72.9Poland: 72 per 100,000 peoplePoland72Hungary: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleHungary68.9Sweden: 66.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden66.3Italy: 65 per 100,000 peopleItaly65Bulgaria: 62 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria62France: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance60.2Austria: 52 per 100,000 peopleAustria52Lithuania: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania45.1Finland: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland39.9Estonia: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleEstonia37.1Croatia: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia37.1Latvia: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia36.7Portugal: 139.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal139.4Ireland: 137.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland137.2Denmark: 124.9 per 100,000 peopleDenmark124.9Belgium: 111.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium111.9Netherlands: 109.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands109.2Spain: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain106.1Greece: 103.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece103.4Malta: 95.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta95.9Cyprus: 90.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus90.5Slovakia: 88 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia88Slovenia: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia87.1Romania: 81.2 per 100,000 peopleRomania81.2Luxembourg: 76.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg76.2Germany: 73.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany73.5Czechia: 72.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia72.9Poland: 72 per 100,000 peoplePoland72Hungary: 68.9 per 100,000 peopleHungary68.9Sweden: 66.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden66.3Italy: 65 per 100,000 peopleItaly65Bulgaria: 62 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria62France: 60.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance60.2Austria: 52 per 100,000 peopleAustria52Lithuania: 45.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania45.1Finland: 39.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland39.9Estonia: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleEstonia37.1Croatia: 37.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia37.1Latvia: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia36.7
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

RankEU countries2012
per 100,000 people		Change on 2011
1Portugal139.4+16.7 pts
2Ireland137.2-0.1 pts
3Denmark124.9-3.4 pts
4Belgium111.9+6.3 pts
5Netherlands109.2+6.4 pts
6Spain106.1+8.4 pts
7Greece103.4+6.2 pts
8Malta95.9+14.4 pts
9Cyprus90.5+10.9 pts
10Slovakia88-4.3 pts
11Slovenia87.1+10.8 pts
12Romania81.2+4.8 pts
13Luxembourg76.2-16.9 pts
14Germany73.5-0.9 pts
15Czechia72.90 pts
16Poland72-0.8 pts
17Hungary68.9+1.6 pts
18Sweden66.3+4.2 pts
19Italy65+2.5 pts
20Bulgaria62+0.5 pts
21France60.2+4.9 pts
22Austria52-2 pts
23Lithuania45.10 pts
24Finland39.9-1 pts
25Estonia37.1+2 pts
26Croatia37.1-21.3 pts
27Latvia36.7-0.8 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised), 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised), 2012. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/respiratory-disease-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised), 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/respiratory-disease-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2012.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised), 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/respiratory-disease-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Portugal, with 139.4 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Latvia, with 36.7 per 100,000 people in 2012.

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.

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