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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 2017, at 132.8 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 36.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 83 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 79.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest132.8Ireland
Lowest36.4Finland
Median8327 EU countries
European Union (27)79.7History

Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 107.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 67.3 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 112.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 89.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 74.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 122.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 99.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 59.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 82.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 89.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 132.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 69.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 70.1 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 104.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 85.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 83 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 115 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 86.9 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 66.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 65.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 94.6 per 100,000 people
  • Under 63
  • 63 to 72
  • 72 to 88
  • 88 to 110
  • 110 and over
per 100,000 people, 2017. 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, 2017

Ireland: 132.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland132.8Denmark: 122.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark122.2Portugal: 115 per 100,000 peoplePortugal115Cyprus: 112.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus112.7Belgium: 107.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium107.5Greece: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece106.1Malta: 104.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta104.1Spain: 99.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain99.4Slovakia: 94.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia94.6Czechia: 89.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia89.6Hungary: 89.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary89.2Romania: 86.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania86.9Netherlands: 85.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands85.7Poland: 83 per 100,000 peoplePoland83Croatia: 82.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia82.4Germany: 74.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany74.6Luxembourg: 70.1 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg70.1Italy: 69.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly69.3Bulgaria: 67.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria67.3Sweden: 66.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden66.6Slovenia: 65.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia65.5Austria: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria62.3France: 59.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance59.1Lithuania: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania46.4Latvia: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia42.7Estonia: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia42.6Finland: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland36.4Ireland: 132.8 per 100,000 peopleIreland132.8Denmark: 122.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark122.2Portugal: 115 per 100,000 peoplePortugal115Cyprus: 112.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus112.7Belgium: 107.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium107.5Greece: 106.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece106.1Malta: 104.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta104.1Spain: 99.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain99.4Slovakia: 94.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia94.6Czechia: 89.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia89.6Hungary: 89.2 per 100,000 peopleHungary89.2Romania: 86.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania86.9Netherlands: 85.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands85.7Poland: 83 per 100,000 peoplePoland83Croatia: 82.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia82.4Germany: 74.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany74.6Luxembourg: 70.1 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg70.1Italy: 69.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly69.3Bulgaria: 67.3 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria67.3Sweden: 66.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden66.6Slovenia: 65.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia65.5Austria: 62.3 per 100,000 peopleAustria62.3France: 59.1 per 100,000 peopleFrance59.1Lithuania: 46.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania46.4Latvia: 42.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia42.7Estonia: 42.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia42.6Finland: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland36.4
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 countries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Ireland132.8-1.3 pts
2Denmark122.2+5.2 pts
3Portugal115-7.8 pts
4Cyprus112.7+17 pts
5Belgium107.5+6.9 pts
6Greece106.1-3.1 pts
7Malta104.1+9 pts
8Spain99.4+6.5 pts
9Slovakia94.6+16 pts
10Czechia89.6+9.1 pts
11Hungary89.2+9.8 pts
12Romania86.9+4.9 pts
13Netherlands85.7+5.1 pts
14Poland83+9.5 pts
15Croatia82.4+17.3 pts
16Germany74.6+3.3 pts
17Luxembourg70.1-1.3 pts
18Italy69.3+7.3 pts
19Bulgaria67.3+2.3 pts
20Sweden66.6+3.6 pts
21Slovenia65.5-2.3 pts
22Austria62.3+10.5 pts
23France59.1+2.5 pts
24Lithuania46.4+1.3 pts
25Latvia42.7+1.1 pts
26Estonia42.6-0.6 pts
27Finland36.4-1.9 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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ireland, with 132.8 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 36.4 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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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