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EU countries by road deaths

France had the highest road deaths of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 3,459. Malta had the lowest, at 11. The median was 479 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 24,358. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,459France
Lowest11Malta
Median47927 EU countries
European Union (27)24,358History

All EU countries, 2015

France: 3,459 personsFrance3,459Germany: 3,459 personsGermany3,459Italy: 3,428 personsItaly3,428Poland: 2,938 personsPoland2,938Romania: 1,893 personsRomania1,893Spain: 1,689 personsSpain1,689Greece: 793 personsGreece793Belgium: 762 personsBelgium762Czechia: 734 personsCzechia734Bulgaria: 708 personsBulgaria708Hungary: 644 personsHungary644Portugal: 593 personsPortugal593Netherlands: 531 personsNetherlands531Austria: 479 personsAustria479Croatia: 348 personsCroatia348Slovakia: 310 personsSlovakia310Finland: 270 personsFinland270Sweden: 259 personsSweden259Lithuania: 242 personsLithuania242Latvia: 188 personsLatvia188Denmark: 178 personsDenmark178Ireland: 162 personsIreland162Slovenia: 120 personsSlovenia120Estonia: 67 personsEstonia67Cyprus: 57 personsCyprus57Luxembourg: 36 personsLuxembourg36Malta: 11 personsMalta11
persons. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015
persons		Change on 2014
1France3,459+2.3%
1Germany3,459+2.4%
3Italy3,428+1.4%
4Poland2,938-8.2%
5Romania1,893+4.1%
6Spain1,689+0.1%
7Greece793-0.3%
8Belgium762+2.3%
9Czechia734+6.7%
10Bulgaria708+7.1%
11Hungary644+2.9%
12Portugal593-7.1%
13Netherlands531+11.6%
14Austria479+11.4%
15Croatia348+13%
16Slovakia310+5.1%
17Finland270+17.9%
18Sweden259-4.1%
19Lithuania242-9.4%
20Latvia188-11.3%
21Denmark178-2.2%
22Ireland162-15.6%
23Slovenia120+11.1%
24Estonia67-14.1%
25Cyprus57+26.7%
26Luxembourg36+2.9%
27Malta11+10%

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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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Questions

Which EU country has the highest road deaths?

France, with 3,459 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest road deaths?

Malta, with 11 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, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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