EU countries by road deaths

Italy had the highest road deaths of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 3,334. Malta had the lowest, at 18. The median was 409 and the figure for the European Union (27) was 23,327. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest3,334Italy

Lowest18Malta

Median40927 EU countries

European Union (27)23,327History

All EU countries, 2018

persons. Source: Eurostat, Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2018 persons	Change on 2017
1	Italy	3,334	-1.3%
2	Germany	3,275	+3%
3	France	3,246	-5.7%
4	Poland	2,862	+1.1%
5	Romania	1,867	-4.3%
6	Spain	1,806	-1.3%
7	Greece	700	-4.2%
7	Portugal	700	+16.3%
9	Czechia	656	+13.7%
10	Hungary	633	+1.3%
11	Bulgaria	610	-10.6%
12	Belgium	604	-0.8%
13	Netherlands	598	+11.8%
14	Austria	409	-1.2%
15	Sweden	324	+28.1%
16	Croatia	317	-4.2%
17	Slovakia	260	-5.8%
18	Finland	239	+0.4%
19	Lithuania	173	-9.4%
20	Denmark	171	-2.3%
21	Latvia	148	+8.8%
22	Ireland	134	-13%
23	Slovenia	91	-12.5%
24	Estonia	67	+39.6%
25	Cyprus	49	-7.5%
26	Luxembourg	36	+44%
27	Malta	18	-5.3%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran_sf_roadus), EU countries by road deaths, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Persons killed in road accidents, all ages and road users (tran\_sf\_roadus): EU countries by road deaths, 2018}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_sf_roadus/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/eu-countries?period=2018. Publisher attribution: 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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Which EU country has the highest road deaths?

Italy, with 3,334 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest road deaths?

Malta, with 18 in 2018.

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.