EU countries by road deaths per million inhabitants

Latvia had the highest road deaths per million inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 106 per million inhabitants. Malta had the lowest, at 23 per million inhabitants. The median was 56 per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest106Latvia
Lowest23Malta
Median5627 EU countries

All EU countries, 2014

Latvia: 106 per million inhabitantsLatvia106Bulgaria: 93 per million inhabitantsBulgaria93Lithuania: 91 per million inhabitantsLithuania91Romania: 91 per million inhabitantsRomania91Poland: 84 per million inhabitantsPoland84Croatia: 73 per million inhabitantsCroatia73Greece: 73 per million inhabitantsGreece73Belgium: 67 per million inhabitantsBelgium67Czechia: 65 per million inhabitantsCzechia65Hungary: 64 per million inhabitantsHungary64Luxembourg: 64 per million inhabitantsLuxembourg64Portugal: 61 per million inhabitantsPortugal61Estonia: 59 per million inhabitantsEstonia59Italy: 56 per million inhabitantsItaly56Slovakia: 54 per million inhabitantsSlovakia54Cyprus: 52 per million inhabitantsCyprus52Slovenia: 52 per million inhabitantsSlovenia52Austria: 51 per million inhabitantsAustria51France: 51 per million inhabitantsFrance51Finland: 42 per million inhabitantsFinland42Germany: 42 per million inhabitantsGermany42Ireland: 41 per million inhabitantsIreland41Spain: 36 per million inhabitantsSpain36Denmark: 32 per million inhabitantsDenmark32Netherlands: 28 per million inhabitantsNetherlands28Sweden: 28 per million inhabitantsSweden28Malta: 23 per million inhabitantsMalta23
per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents per million inhabitants (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
per million inhabitants
Change on 2013
1Latvia106+20.5%
2Bulgaria93+12%
3Lithuania91+5.8%
3Romania91-2.2%
5Poland84-4.5%
6Croatia73-16.1%
6Greece73-8.8%
8Belgium67-2.9%
9Czechia65+4.8%
10Hungary64+6.7%
10Luxembourg64-23.8%
12Portugal610%
13Estonia59-3.3%
14Italy560%
15Slovakia54+17.4%
16Cyprus52+2%
16Slovenia52-14.8%
18Austria51-5.6%
18France51+2%
20Finland42-12.5%
20Germany42+2.4%
22Ireland410%
23Spain360%
24Denmark32-5.9%
25Netherlands280%
25Sweden28+3.7%
27Malta23-42.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

People killed in road traffic accidents within 30 days of the accident, per million inhabitants (Eurostat, police records reported to the EU road accident database CARE). Eurostat publishes whole numbers.

The EU uses this rate to track its road safety targets. The WHO road traffic death rate is per 100,000 people and modelled, so the two differ.

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. Persons killed in road accidents per million inhabitants (tran_sf_roadus). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest road deaths per million inhabitants?

Latvia, with 106 per million inhabitants in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest road deaths per million inhabitants?

Malta, with 23 per million inhabitants in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Persons killed in road accidents per million inhabitants (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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