EU countries by road deaths

Italy had the highest road deaths of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 3,381. Malta had the lowest, at 10. The median was 430 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 24,136. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest3,381Italy
Lowest10Malta
Median43027 EU countries
European Union (27)24,136History

Map of EU countries, 2014

Austria: 430 personsBelgium: 745 personsBulgaria: 661 personsCyprus: 45 personsCzechia: 688 personsGermany: 3,377 personsDenmark: 182 personsEstonia: 78 personsSpain: 1,688 personsFinland: 229 personsFrance: 3,380 personsGreece: 795 personsCroatia: 308 personsHungary: 626 personsIreland: 192 personsItaly: 3,381 personsLithuania: 267 personsLuxembourg: 35 personsLatvia: 212 personsMalta: 10 personsNetherlands: 476 personsPoland: 3,202 personsPortugal: 638 personsRomania: 1,818 personsSweden: 270 personsSlovenia: 108 personsSlovakia: 295 persons
  • Under 180
  • 180 to 280
  • 280 to 630
  • 630 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
persons, 2014. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2014

Italy: 3,381 personsItaly3,381France: 3,380 personsFrance3,380Germany: 3,377 personsGermany3,377Poland: 3,202 personsPoland3,202Romania: 1,818 personsRomania1,818Spain: 1,688 personsSpain1,688Greece: 795 personsGreece795Belgium: 745 personsBelgium745Czechia: 688 personsCzechia688Bulgaria: 661 personsBulgaria661Portugal: 638 personsPortugal638Hungary: 626 personsHungary626Netherlands: 476 personsNetherlands476Austria: 430 personsAustria430Croatia: 308 personsCroatia308Slovakia: 295 personsSlovakia295Sweden: 270 personsSweden270Lithuania: 267 personsLithuania267Finland: 229 personsFinland229Latvia: 212 personsLatvia212Ireland: 192 personsIreland192Denmark: 182 personsDenmark182Slovenia: 108 personsSlovenia108Estonia: 78 personsEstonia78Cyprus: 45 personsCyprus45Luxembourg: 35 personsLuxembourg35Malta: 10 personsMalta10Italy: 3,381 personsItaly3,381France: 3,380 personsFrance3,380Germany: 3,377 personsGermany3,377Poland: 3,202 personsPoland3,202Romania: 1,818 personsRomania1,818Spain: 1,688 personsSpain1,688Greece: 795 personsGreece795Belgium: 745 personsBelgium745Czechia: 688 personsCzechia688Bulgaria: 661 personsBulgaria661Portugal: 638 personsPortugal638Hungary: 626 personsHungary626Netherlands: 476 personsNetherlands476Austria: 430 personsAustria430Croatia: 308 personsCroatia308Slovakia: 295 personsSlovakia295Sweden: 270 personsSweden270Lithuania: 267 personsLithuania267Finland: 229 personsFinland229Latvia: 212 personsLatvia212Ireland: 192 personsIreland192Denmark: 182 personsDenmark182Slovenia: 108 personsSlovenia108Estonia: 78 personsEstonia78Cyprus: 45 personsCyprus45Luxembourg: 35 personsLuxembourg35Malta: 10 personsMalta10
persons. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
persons
Change on 2013
1Italy3,381-0.6%
2France3,380+3.4%
3Germany3,377+1.1%
4Poland3,202-4.6%
5Romania1,818-2.3%
6Spain1,688+0.5%
7Greece795-9.6%
8Belgium745-2.5%
9Czechia688+5.2%
10Bulgaria661+10%
11Portugal638+0.2%
12Hungary626+5.9%
13Netherlands4760%
14Austria430-5.5%
15Croatia308-16.3%
16Slovakia295+17.5%
17Sweden270+3.8%
18Lithuania267+4.3%
19Finland229-11.2%
20Latvia212+18.4%
21Ireland192+2.1%
22Denmark182-4.7%
23Slovenia108-13.6%
24Estonia78-3.7%
25Cyprus45+2.3%
26Luxembourg35-22.2%
27Malta10-41.2%

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About this ranking

People killed in road traffic accidents during the year, counting deaths within 30 days of the accident and excluding confirmed suicides and natural deaths. From police records reported to the EU road accident database (CARE).

Police counts. The WHO road traffic death rate is a modelled estimate per 100,000 people and differs from these figures.

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, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus) (EU countries by road deaths, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table

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Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus), EU countries by road deaths, 2014. Eurostat, European Commission, 25 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/eu-countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). EU countries by road deaths, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/eu-countries?period=2014.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus), EU countries by road deaths, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/eu-countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest road deaths?

Italy, with 3,381 in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest road deaths?

Malta, with 10 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, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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