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EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes

Bulgaria had the highest age-standardised death rate, all causes of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 1,601.9 per 100,000 people. Spain had the lowest, at 829.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 1,005 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 999.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest1,601.9Bulgaria
Lowest829.1Spain
Median1,00527 EU countries
European Union (27)999.1History

All EU countries, 2016

Bulgaria: 1,601.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria1,601.9Romania: 1,479.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania1,479.4Latvia: 1,476.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia1,476.7Lithuania: 1,455.4 per 100,000 peopleLithuania1,455.4Hungary: 1,425.4 per 100,000 peopleHungary1,425.4Croatia: 1,342.2 per 100,000 peopleCroatia1,342.2Slovakia: 1,323.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia1,323.9Poland: 1,218.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland1,218.2Estonia: 1,206.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia1,206.9Czechia: 1,206.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia1,206.1Germany: 1,017.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany1,017.3Denmark: 1,016.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark1,016.3Slovenia: 1,013.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia1,013.6Portugal: 1,005 per 100,000 peoplePortugal1,005Ireland: 983 per 100,000 peopleIreland983Netherlands: 980.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands980.3Finland: 976.1 per 100,000 peopleFinland976.1Cyprus: 966.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus966.2Belgium: 960.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium960.7Greece: 957.9 per 100,000 peopleGreece957.9Austria: 939.7 per 100,000 peopleAustria939.7Sweden: 913.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden913.1Luxembourg: 904.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg904.7Malta: 881.8 per 100,000 peopleMalta881.8Italy: 843.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly843.2France: 834.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance834.6Spain: 829.1 per 100,000 peopleSpain829.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Bulgaria1,601.9-58.3 pts
2Romania1,479.4-50.6 pts
3Latvia1,476.7-12.7 pts
4Lithuania1,455.4-35 pts
5Hungary1,425.4-74.8 pts
6Croatia1,342.2-93.6 pts
7Slovakia1,323.9-66.7 pts
8Poland1,218.2-55.4 pts
9Estonia1,206.9-29.9 pts
10Czechia1,206.1-74.2 pts
11Germany1,017.3-40.3 pts
12Denmark1,016.3-16.3 pts
13Slovenia1,013.6-27.5 pts
14Portugal1,005-0.3 pts
15Ireland983-18 pts
16Netherlands980.3-11.5 pts
17Finland976.1+7.2 pts
18Cyprus966.2-81.3 pts
19Belgium960.7-41.2 pts
20Greece957.9-45.5 pts
21Austria939.7-50.3 pts
22Sweden913.1-13.7 pts
23Luxembourg904.7-25.4 pts
24Malta881.8-65.7 pts
25Italy843.2-58.1 pts
26France834.6-23.6 pts
27Spain829.1-43.6 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 A00 to Y89) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

For 2018 to 2021 Eurostat publishes the total under the code A-R_V-Y (all causes excluding S00 to T98, injury codes that are never an underlying cause); Invokely serves both codes as one series. For deaths per 1,000 people without age standardisation use crude_death_rate. Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

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. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/standardised-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/standardised-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2016.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/standardised-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest age-standardised death rate, all causes?

Bulgaria, with 1,601.9 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest age-standardised death rate, all causes?

Spain, with 829.1 per 100,000 people in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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