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 2017, at 311.3 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 42.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 71.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 80.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest311.3Bulgaria

Lowest42.4France

Median71.727 EU countries

European Union (27)80.2History

All EU countries, 2017

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	2017 per 100,000 people	Change on 2016
1	Bulgaria	311.3	+7.5 pts
2	Latvia	285.8	-2.6 pts
3	Romania	251.3	-5.4 pts
4	Lithuania	191.2	-12 pts
5	Croatia	158.1	-13.8 pts
6	Slovakia	132.7	-9 pts
7	Hungary	130.1	+6.3 pts
8	Greece	105.8	-2.5 pts
9	Slovenia	100.3	-4 pts
10	Czechia	99.5	-5.9 pts
11	Portugal	99.4	-6.3 pts
12	Poland	96.5	+2.7 pts
13	Italy	77.8	+2.4 pts
14	Finland	71.7	-8.1 pts
15	Cyprus	71	+4.4 pts
16	Estonia	68.5	-5.1 pts
17	Malta	63.2	-10 pts
18	Denmark	62.2	-2.6 pts
19	Netherlands	61.3	-3.5 pts
20	Germany	60.3	-1.9 pts
21	Belgium	57.8	-2.6 pts
22	Sweden	56.8	-4.6 pts
23	Austria	55.5	+0.6 pts
24	Ireland	55.1	-7.3 pts
25	Spain	52	-1.6 pts
26	Luxembourg	51.7	+0.6 pts
27	France	42.4	-1.8 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 311.3 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 42.4 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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.