EU countries by death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (age-standardised), 2023

Bulgaria had the highest death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 269.1 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 37.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 60.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 63.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest269.1Bulgaria

Lowest37.4France

Median60.627 EU countries

European Union (27)63.9History

All EU countries, 2023

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I60-I69 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	EU countries	2023 per 100,000 people	Change on 2022
1	Bulgaria	269.1	-32.1 pts
2	Latvia	217.4	-28.7 pts
3	Romania	187.7	-36.9 pts
4	Lithuania	150.3	-37.9 pts
5	Hungary	112.2	-4.8 pts
6	Poland	89.9	-6.1 pts
7	Slovenia	84.6	+3.4 pts
8	Croatia	81.4	-27.5 pts
9	Slovakia	80	-33.2 pts
10	Greece	72	-10.9 pts
11	Estonia	67.6	-1.6 pts
12	Czechia	67.6	-6.1 pts
13	Portugal	67	-4.5 pts
14	Finland	60.6	-2.3 pts
15	Italy	60	-6.3 pts
16	Netherlands	54.1	-1 pts
17	Denmark	53.2	+0.5 pts
18	Germany	52.9	-2.4 pts
19	Malta	48.8	-1.8 pts
20	Austria	46	-2.6 pts
21	Belgium	45.4	-3.2 pts
22	Cyprus	42.8	-11.2 pts
23	Sweden	42.6	-2.1 pts
24	Ireland	41.7	-2.9 pts
25	Spain	41	-3 pts
26	Luxembourg	39.3	-5.3 pts
27	France	37.4	-1.9 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 I60 to I69) 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).

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 I60-I69 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (age-standardised)?

Bulgaria, with 269.1 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (age-standardised)?

France, with 37.4 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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 I60-I69 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.