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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 2021, at 2,131.9 per 100,000 people. Spain had the lowest, at 828.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 1,045.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 1,073.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest2,131.9Bulgaria
Lowest828.8Spain
Median1,045.227 EU countries
European Union (27)1,073.4History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 982.1 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 921.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 2,131.9 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 1,071 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 1,437 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 1,045.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 992.8 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 1,322.3 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 828.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 929.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 848.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 1,079.3 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 1,551.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 1,651.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 914.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 899.3 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 1,623.2 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 859.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 1,728 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 904.1 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 1,011.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 1,504.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 1,000.3 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 1,860.8 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 849.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 1,050.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 1,676.4 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2021

Bulgaria: 2,131.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria2,131.9Romania: 1,860.8 per 100,000 peopleRomania1,860.8Latvia: 1,728 per 100,000 peopleLatvia1,728Slovakia: 1,676.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia1,676.4Hungary: 1,651.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary1,651.7Lithuania: 1,623.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania1,623.2Croatia: 1,551.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia1,551.6Poland: 1,504.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland1,504.5Czechia: 1,437 per 100,000 peopleCzechia1,437Estonia: 1,322.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia1,322.3Greece: 1,079.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece1,079.3Cyprus: 1,071 per 100,000 peopleCyprus1,071Slovenia: 1,050.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia1,050.9Germany: 1,045.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany1,045.2Netherlands: 1,011.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands1,011.7Portugal: 1,000.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal1,000.3Denmark: 992.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark992.8Austria: 982.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria982.1Finland: 929.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland929.3Belgium: 921.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium921.4Ireland: 914.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland914.2Malta: 904.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta904.1Italy: 899.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly899.3Luxembourg: 859.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg859.6Sweden: 849.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden849.7France: 848.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance848.3Spain: 828.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain828.8Bulgaria: 2,131.9 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria2,131.9Romania: 1,860.8 per 100,000 peopleRomania1,860.8Latvia: 1,728 per 100,000 peopleLatvia1,728Slovakia: 1,676.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia1,676.4Hungary: 1,651.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary1,651.7Lithuania: 1,623.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania1,623.2Croatia: 1,551.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia1,551.6Poland: 1,504.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland1,504.5Czechia: 1,437 per 100,000 peopleCzechia1,437Estonia: 1,322.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia1,322.3Greece: 1,079.3 per 100,000 peopleGreece1,079.3Cyprus: 1,071 per 100,000 peopleCyprus1,071Slovenia: 1,050.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia1,050.9Germany: 1,045.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany1,045.2Netherlands: 1,011.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands1,011.7Portugal: 1,000.3 per 100,000 peoplePortugal1,000.3Denmark: 992.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark992.8Austria: 982.1 per 100,000 peopleAustria982.1Finland: 929.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland929.3Belgium: 921.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium921.4Ireland: 914.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland914.2Malta: 904.1 per 100,000 peopleMalta904.1Italy: 899.3 per 100,000 peopleItaly899.3Luxembourg: 859.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg859.6Sweden: 849.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden849.7France: 848.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance848.3Spain: 828.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain828.8
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Bulgaria2,131.9+345.2 pts
2Romania1,860.8+239.2 pts
3Latvia1,728+282.8 pts
4Slovakia1,676.4+310.9 pts
5Hungary1,651.7+138.9 pts
6Lithuania1,623.2+141.2 pts
7Croatia1,551.6+146.8 pts
8Poland1,504.5+111.4 pts
9Czechia1,437+84 pts
10Estonia1,322.3+180.2 pts
11Greece1,079.3+96.9 pts
12Cyprus1,071+91.2 pts
13Slovenia1,050.9-61.5 pts
14Germany1,045.2+24.8 pts
15Netherlands1,011.7-8.9 pts
16Portugal1,000.3-43.7 pts
17Denmark992.8+22.5 pts
18Austria982.1-11.9 pts
19Finland929.3+12.6 pts
20Belgium921.4-129.5 pts
21Ireland914.2+22.3 pts
22Malta904.1-22.2 pts
23Italy899.3-54.2 pts
24Luxembourg859.6-45.5 pts
25Sweden849.7-84.6 pts
26France848.3-15.2 pts
27Spain828.8-90 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.

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Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (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, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2021) [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, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2021. 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=2021.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by age-standardised death rate, all causes, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bulgaria, with 2,131.9 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Spain, with 828.8 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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, all causes excluding S00 to T98, ICD-10 A-R_V-Y (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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