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EU countries by transport accident death rate (age-standardised), 2023

Romania had the highest transport accident death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2023, at 10.1 per 100,000 people. Ireland had the lowest, at 2.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 5.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10.1Romania
Lowest2.4Ireland
Median5.127 EU countries
European Union (27)4.9History

All EU countries, 2023

Romania: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania10.1Latvia: 8.8 per 100,000 peopleLatvia8.8Croatia: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia8.1Greece: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece7.5Portugal: 7.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal7.2Bulgaria: 7.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria7.2Slovakia: 7.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia7.1Poland: 7 per 100,000 peoplePoland7Hungary: 6.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary6.5Lithuania: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleLithuania6.2Czechia: 5.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia5.8Slovenia: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia5.5Estonia: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia5.2Italy: 5.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly5.1Cyprus: 5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus5Austria: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleAustria4.8Netherlands: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands4.4Belgium: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium4.2Spain: 4 per 100,000 peopleSpain4Germany: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany3.8France: 3.7 per 100,000 peopleFrance3.7Finland: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleFinland3.6Denmark: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark3.4Luxembourg: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg3.4Malta: 3.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta3.3Sweden: 2.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden2.6Ireland: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleIreland2.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Romania10.1-0.7 pts
2Latvia8.8+1.2 pts
3Croatia8.1-0.1 pts
4Greece7.5+0.5 pts
5Portugal7.2+0.3 pts
6Bulgaria7.2-0.3 pts
7Slovakia7.1-0.4 pts
8Poland7+0.1 pts
9Hungary6.5-0.6 pts
10Lithuania6.2+0.2 pts
11Czechia5.8-0.2 pts
12Slovenia5.5+0.2 pts
13Estonia5.2+1.2 pts
14Italy5.1-0.3 pts
15Cyprus5+0.1 pts
16Austria4.8+0.7 pts
17Netherlands4.4-0.4 pts
18Belgium4.2-0.3 pts
19Spain4-0.1 pts
20Germany3.8-0 pts
21France3.7-0.1 pts
22Finland3.6-0.4 pts
23Denmark3.4-0.1 pts
24Luxembourg3.4-1.3 pts
25Malta3.3-2.3 pts
26Sweden2.6-0.2 pts
27Ireland2.4+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 V01 to V99 and Y85) 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).

Counted from death certificates by place of residence, so values differ from police counts of road deaths. road_traffic_death_rate (WHO) is an estimate without age standardisation. 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 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which EU country has the highest transport accident death rate (age-standardised)?

Romania, with 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest transport accident death rate (age-standardised)?

Ireland, with 2.4 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 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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