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EU countries by road deaths per million inhabitants

Bulgaria had the highest road deaths per million inhabitants of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 101 per million inhabitants. Malta had the lowest, at 25 per million inhabitants. The median was 57 per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest101Bulgaria
Lowest25Malta
Median5727 EU countries

All EU countries, 2015

Bulgaria: 101 per million inhabitantsBulgaria101Latvia: 95 per million inhabitantsLatvia95Romania: 95 per million inhabitantsRomania95Croatia: 83 per million inhabitantsCroatia83Lithuania: 83 per million inhabitantsLithuania83Poland: 77 per million inhabitantsPoland77Greece: 73 per million inhabitantsGreece73Czechia: 70 per million inhabitantsCzechia70Belgium: 68 per million inhabitantsBelgium68Cyprus: 66 per million inhabitantsCyprus66Hungary: 66 per million inhabitantsHungary66Luxembourg: 64 per million inhabitantsLuxembourg64Slovenia: 58 per million inhabitantsSlovenia58Italy: 57 per million inhabitantsItaly57Portugal: 57 per million inhabitantsPortugal57Slovakia: 57 per million inhabitantsSlovakia57Austria: 56 per million inhabitantsAustria56France: 52 per million inhabitantsFrance52Estonia: 51 per million inhabitantsEstonia51Finland: 49 per million inhabitantsFinland49Germany: 43 per million inhabitantsGermany43Spain: 36 per million inhabitantsSpain36Ireland: 35 per million inhabitantsIreland35Denmark: 31 per million inhabitantsDenmark31Netherlands: 31 per million inhabitantsNetherlands31Sweden: 27 per million inhabitantsSweden27Malta: 25 per million inhabitantsMalta25
per million inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents per million inhabitants (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015
per million inhabitants		Change on 2014
1Bulgaria101+8.6%
2Latvia95-10.4%
2Romania95+4.4%
4Croatia83+13.7%
4Lithuania83-8.8%
6Poland77-8.3%
7Greece730%
8Czechia70+7.7%
9Belgium68+1.5%
10Cyprus66+26.9%
10Hungary66+3.1%
12Luxembourg640%
13Slovenia58+11.5%
14Italy57+1.8%
14Portugal57-6.6%
14Slovakia57+5.6%
17Austria56+9.8%
18France52+2%
19Estonia51-13.6%
20Finland49+16.7%
21Germany43+2.4%
22Spain360%
23Ireland35-14.6%
24Denmark31-3.1%
24Netherlands31+10.7%
26Sweden27-3.6%
27Malta25+8.7%

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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?

Bulgaria, with 101 per million inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 25 per million inhabitants in 2015.

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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