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

Bulgaria had the highest death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 303.8 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 44.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 75.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 81.6 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest303.8Bulgaria

Lowest44.2France

Median75.427 EU countries

European Union (27)81.6History

All EU countries, 2016

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	2016 per 100,000 people	Change on 2015
1	Bulgaria	303.8	-29.1 pts
2	Latvia	288.4	+9.7 pts
3	Romania	256.7	-13.2 pts
4	Lithuania	203.2	-5.5 pts
5	Croatia	171.9	-24.8 pts
6	Slovakia	141.8	-7 pts
7	Hungary	123.8	-23.2 pts
8	Greece	108.3	-9.3 pts
9	Portugal	105.6	-2.7 pts
10	Czechia	105.4	-12.9 pts
11	Slovenia	104.4	-1.2 pts
12	Poland	93.8	-7.3 pts
13	Finland	79.8	-0.9 pts
14	Italy	75.4	-8.8 pts
15	Estonia	73.7	+4.5 pts
16	Malta	73.2	-8 pts
17	Cyprus	66.5	-0.4 pts
18	Netherlands	64.8	-2.4 pts
19	Denmark	64.8	-4 pts
20	Ireland	62.4	-5.7 pts
21	Germany	62.2	-2.8 pts
22	Sweden	61.5	-1.6 pts
23	Belgium	60.3	-2 pts
24	Austria	54.9	-7.8 pts
25	Spain	53.6	-4.1 pts
26	Luxembourg	51.1	-6.6 pts
27	France	44.2	-1.3 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 303.8 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 44.2 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 I60-I69 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.