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

Ireland had the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 137.9 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 35.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 80.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 81 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest137.9Ireland
Lowest35.5Finland
Median80.627 EU countries
European Union (27)81History

All EU countries, 2015

Ireland: 137.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland137.9Portugal: 126 per 100,000 peoplePortugal126Greece: 121.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece121.7Denmark: 117.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark117.6Belgium: 108.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium108.9Cyprus: 108.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus108.4Spain: 105.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain105.5Malta: 103.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta103.3Hungary: 95.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary95.8Slovakia: 92.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia92.2Netherlands: 87.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands87.9Czechia: 86.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia86.6Romania: 86.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania86.3Luxembourg: 80.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg80.6Poland: 80.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland80.5Germany: 77.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany77.3Slovenia: 71.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia71.4Croatia: 69.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia69.5Italy: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleItaly66.4Sweden: 65.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden65.4France: 60.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance60.5Bulgaria: 60.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria60.4Austria: 54.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria54.5Lithuania: 47.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania47.6Estonia: 42.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia42.9Latvia: 36.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia36.8Finland: 35.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland35.5
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 countries2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Ireland137.9+9.3 pts
2Portugal126+9.3 pts
3Greece121.7+13.6 pts
4Denmark117.6+1.9 pts
5Belgium108.9+13.2 pts
6Cyprus108.4+22.2 pts
7Spain105.5+13.8 pts
8Malta103.3+7 pts
9Hungary95.8+17.2 pts
10Slovakia92.2+17.3 pts
11Netherlands87.9+13.7 pts
12Czechia86.6+13.2 pts
13Romania86.3+7.8 pts
14Luxembourg80.6+16.8 pts
15Poland80.5+11.4 pts
16Germany77.3+9.3 pts
17Slovenia71.4+5 pts
18Croatia69.5+9.6 pts
19Italy66.4+8.1 pts
20Sweden65.4+7.3 pts
21France60.5+8.5 pts
22Bulgaria60.4+2.1 pts
23Austria54.5+7.9 pts
24Lithuania47.6+5.5 pts
25Estonia42.9-0.9 pts
26Latvia36.8+0.8 pts
27Finland35.5+1.1 pts

Other periods

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), 2015) [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), 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2015. 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=2015.

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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), 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ireland, with 137.9 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 35.5 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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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