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 2020, at 329.2 per 100,000 people. France had the lowest, at 39.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 71 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 73.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest329.2Bulgaria

Lowest39.2France

Median7127 EU countries

European Union (27)73.8History

All EU countries, 2020

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	2020 per 100,000 people	Change on 2019
1	Bulgaria	329.2	+18.1 pts
2	Latvia	260.9	+6.8 pts
3	Romania	230.9	+10.8 pts
4	Lithuania	178.9	+6.6 pts
5	Hungary	128.6	+0.2 pts
6	Croatia	121.8	-7.4 pts
7	Slovakia	112.3	+7.9 pts
8	Poland	96.7	+9.8 pts
9	Portugal	95.3	+1.9 pts
10	Greece	94	-0.8 pts
11	Slovenia	91.9	-2.4 pts
12	Czechia	82.3	-0.2 pts
13	Estonia	78.7	-2.1 pts
14	Italy	71	+2.3 pts
15	Finland	66.2	-1.1 pts
16	Netherlands	54.9	-4.3 pts
17	Germany	54.4	-1 pts
18	Denmark	54.3	-1.8 pts
19	Cyprus	52.6	-8.1 pts
20	Austria	52.2	-1 pts
21	Sweden	48.8	-1.6 pts
22	Belgium	48.7	-3.2 pts
23	Malta	47.7	-9.6 pts
24	Spain	47.1	-0.4 pts
25	Luxembourg	43.9	+2.9 pts
26	Ireland	43.4	-4.2 pts
27	France	39.2	-1.7 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 329.2 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

France, with 39.2 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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.