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

Denmark had the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 127.6 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 38.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 85.5 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 80 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest127.6Denmark
Lowest38.4Finland
Median85.527 EU countries
European Union (27)80History

All EU countries, 2018

Denmark: 127.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark127.6Ireland: 125.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland125.4Portugal: 116.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal116.6Belgium: 111.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium111.9Spain: 101 per 100,000 peopleSpain101Malta: 100.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta100.2Greece: 94.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece94.7Romania: 94.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania94.6Cyprus: 91.9 per 100,000 peopleCyprus91.9Netherlands: 90.6 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands90.6Czechia: 89.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia89.6Hungary: 87.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary87.8Slovakia: 87 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia87Luxembourg: 85.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg85.5Poland: 84.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland84.9Germany: 76.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany76.8Bulgaria: 70.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria70.8Sweden: 68.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden68.2Italy: 66.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly66.3Austria: 64 per 100,000 peopleAustria64Croatia: 59.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia59.1France: 58.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance58.5Slovenia: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia53.9Estonia: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia48.5Lithuania: 48.1 per 100,000 peopleLithuania48.1Latvia: 46.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia46.6Finland: 38.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland38.4
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 countries2018
per 100,000 people		Change on 2017
1Denmark127.6+5.5 pts
2Ireland125.4-7.4 pts
3Portugal116.6+1.6 pts
4Belgium111.9+4.4 pts
5Spain101+1.7 pts
6Malta100.2-3.9 pts
7Greece94.7-11.4 pts
8Romania94.6+7.7 pts
9Cyprus91.9-20.8 pts
10Netherlands90.6+4.9 pts
11Czechia89.6-0 pts
12Hungary87.8-1.3 pts
13Slovakia87-7.6 pts
14Luxembourg85.5+15.4 pts
15Poland84.9+1.8 pts
16Germany76.8+2.3 pts
17Bulgaria70.8+3.5 pts
18Sweden68.2+1.6 pts
19Italy66.3-3 pts
20Austria64+1.7 pts
21Croatia59.1-23.3 pts
22France58.5-0.7 pts
23Slovenia53.9-11.6 pts
24Estonia48.5+5.9 pts
25Lithuania48.1+1.7 pts
26Latvia46.6+3.9 pts
27Finland38.4+2 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), 2018) [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), 2018. 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=2018. 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), 2018. 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=2018.

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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), 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Denmark, with 127.6 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 38.4 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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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