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

Slovakia had the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2022, at 128.8 per 100,000 people. Finland had the lowest, at 29.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 76.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 72.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest128.8Slovakia
Lowest29.9Finland
Median76.127 EU countries
European Union (27)72.9History

Map of EU countries, 2022

Austria: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 94.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 79.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 84.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 86.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 68.7 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 107.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 76.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 94.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 73 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 104.6 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 61.8 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 61.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 118.9 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 76.1 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 88.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 90 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 113.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 128.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2022. 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, 2022

Slovakia: 128.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia128.8Malta: 118.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta118.9Romania: 113.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania113.1Denmark: 107.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark107.3Ireland: 104.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland104.6Greece: 94.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece94.7Belgium: 94.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium94.2Portugal: 90 per 100,000 peoplePortugal90Poland: 88.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland88.9Czechia: 86.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia86.6Cyprus: 84.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus84.5Bulgaria: 79.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria79.7Spain: 76.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain76.2Netherlands: 76.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands76.1Hungary: 73 per 100,000 peopleHungary73Germany: 68.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany68.7Croatia: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia66.4Italy: 61.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly61.8Luxembourg: 61.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg61.4Sweden: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden55.8France: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance55.6Austria: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria52.5Latvia: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia44.9Estonia: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia44.5Lithuania: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania39.2Slovenia: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia31.5Finland: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland29.9Slovakia: 128.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia128.8Malta: 118.9 per 100,000 peopleMalta118.9Romania: 113.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania113.1Denmark: 107.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark107.3Ireland: 104.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland104.6Greece: 94.7 per 100,000 peopleGreece94.7Belgium: 94.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium94.2Portugal: 90 per 100,000 peoplePortugal90Poland: 88.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland88.9Czechia: 86.6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia86.6Cyprus: 84.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus84.5Bulgaria: 79.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria79.7Spain: 76.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain76.2Netherlands: 76.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands76.1Hungary: 73 per 100,000 peopleHungary73Germany: 68.7 per 100,000 peopleGermany68.7Croatia: 66.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia66.4Italy: 61.8 per 100,000 peopleItaly61.8Luxembourg: 61.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg61.4Sweden: 55.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden55.8France: 55.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance55.6Austria: 52.5 per 100,000 peopleAustria52.5Latvia: 44.9 per 100,000 peopleLatvia44.9Estonia: 44.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia44.5Lithuania: 39.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania39.2Slovenia: 31.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia31.5Finland: 29.9 per 100,000 peopleFinland29.9
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 countries2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Slovakia128.8-29.3 pts
2Malta118.9+17.5 pts
3Romania113.1-17 pts
4Denmark107.3+3.1 pts
5Ireland104.6+18 pts
6Greece94.7+1 pts
7Belgium94.2+18.3 pts
8Portugal90+9.5 pts
9Poland88.9+6.6 pts
10Czechia86.6+7.6 pts
11Cyprus84.5+3.8 pts
12Bulgaria79.7-16 pts
13Spain76.2+12.4 pts
14Netherlands76.1+15.9 pts
15Hungary73+2.6 pts
16Germany68.7+10.4 pts
17Croatia66.4+5 pts
18Italy61.8+6 pts
19Luxembourg61.4+0.6 pts
20Sweden55.8+9.1 pts
21France55.6+10.2 pts
22Austria52.5+8.4 pts
23Latvia44.9+5.9 pts
24Estonia44.5+0.4 pts
25Lithuania39.2+2.9 pts
26Slovenia31.5-0 pts
27Finland29.9+2.2 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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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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), 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Slovakia, with 128.8 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Finland, with 29.9 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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