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 2019, at 115.5 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 33 per 100,000 people. The median was 79.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 75.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest115.5Ireland

Lowest33Finland

Median79.327 EU countries

European Union (27)75.5History

All EU countries, 2019

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	2019 per 100,000 people	Change on 2018
1	Ireland	115.5	-9.9 pts
2	Malta	112.5	+12.4 pts
3	Denmark	112.3	-15.3 pts
4	Cyprus	106.3	+14.4 pts
5	Portugal	105.4	-11.2 pts
6	Belgium	102.8	-9 pts
7	Greece	99.4	+4.6 pts
8	Romania	96.5	+1.9 pts
9	Hungary	89.1	+1.3 pts
10	Spain	87.8	-13.2 pts
11	Czechia	86.4	-3.2 pts
12	Luxembourg	83.9	-1.6 pts
13	Poland	81.7	-3.2 pts
14	Netherlands	79.3	-11.3 pts
15	Slovakia	78.6	-8.4 pts
16	Germany	70.5	-6.4 pts
17	Italy	67.3	+1 pts
18	Bulgaria	60.2	-10.6 pts
19	Austria	59.8	-4.2 pts
20	Sweden	59.1	-9 pts
21	France	57.4	-1.1 pts
22	Croatia	56.1	-3 pts
23	Slovenia	52.4	-1.5 pts
24	Estonia	43.7	-4.8 pts
25	Lithuania	41.5	-6.7 pts
26	Latvia	39.1	-7.5 pts
27	Finland	33	-5.4 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), 2019) [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), 2019. 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=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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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), 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ireland, with 115.5 per 100,000 people in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 33 per 100,000 people in 2019.

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.