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

Romania had the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 115.3 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 28.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 75.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 70.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest115.3Romania
Lowest28.4Finland
Median75.127 EU countries
European Union (27)70.9History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 86.8 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 84.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 98.2 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 86 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 63.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 101.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 77.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 90.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 75.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 92 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 71 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 101.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 64.3 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 85 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 94.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 94.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2020. 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, 2020

Romania: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania115.3Malta: 101.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta101.7Denmark: 101.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark101.3Cyprus: 98.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus98.2Slovakia: 94.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia94.9Portugal: 94.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal94.5Ireland: 92 per 100,000 peopleIreland92Greece: 90.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece90.2Belgium: 86.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium86.8Czechia: 86 per 100,000 peopleCzechia86Poland: 85 per 100,000 peoplePoland85Bulgaria: 84.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria84.1Spain: 77.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain77.2Hungary: 75.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary75.1Italy: 71 per 100,000 peopleItaly71Luxembourg: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg68.4Netherlands: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands64.3Germany: 63.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany63.2Croatia: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia54.3Austria: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleAustria53.9Sweden: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden52.2France: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance48.5Lithuania: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania41.2Slovenia: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia38.6Estonia: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia37.2Latvia: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia35.9Finland: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland28.4Romania: 115.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania115.3Malta: 101.7 per 100,000 peopleMalta101.7Denmark: 101.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark101.3Cyprus: 98.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus98.2Slovakia: 94.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia94.9Portugal: 94.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal94.5Ireland: 92 per 100,000 peopleIreland92Greece: 90.2 per 100,000 peopleGreece90.2Belgium: 86.8 per 100,000 peopleBelgium86.8Czechia: 86 per 100,000 peopleCzechia86Poland: 85 per 100,000 peoplePoland85Bulgaria: 84.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria84.1Spain: 77.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain77.2Hungary: 75.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary75.1Italy: 71 per 100,000 peopleItaly71Luxembourg: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg68.4Netherlands: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands64.3Germany: 63.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany63.2Croatia: 54.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia54.3Austria: 53.9 per 100,000 peopleAustria53.9Sweden: 52.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden52.2France: 48.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance48.5Lithuania: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania41.2Slovenia: 38.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia38.6Estonia: 37.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia37.2Latvia: 35.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia35.9Finland: 28.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland28.4
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 countries2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Romania115.3+18.8 pts
2Malta101.7-10.8 pts
3Denmark101.3-11 pts
4Cyprus98.2-8.1 pts
5Slovakia94.9+16.3 pts
6Portugal94.5-10.9 pts
7Ireland92-23.5 pts
8Greece90.2-9.2 pts
9Belgium86.8-16 pts
10Czechia86-0.4 pts
11Poland85+3.3 pts
12Bulgaria84.1+23.8 pts
13Spain77.2-10.6 pts
14Hungary75.1-14 pts
15Italy71+3.7 pts
16Luxembourg68.4-15.5 pts
17Netherlands64.3-15 pts
18Germany63.2-7.3 pts
19Croatia54.3-1.8 pts
20Austria53.9-5.9 pts
21Sweden52.2-6.9 pts
22France48.5-8.9 pts
23Lithuania41.2-0.2 pts
24Slovenia38.6-13.8 pts
25Estonia37.2-6.6 pts
26Latvia35.9-3.3 pts
27Finland28.4-4.6 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.

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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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Romania, with 115.3 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 28.4 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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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