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

Romania had the highest transport accident death rate (age-standardised) of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 11.9 per 100,000 people. Ireland had the lowest, at 3 per 100,000 people. The median was 6.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 6.2 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest11.9Romania
Lowest3Ireland
Median6.627 EU countries
European Union (27)6.2History

Map of EU countries, 2015

Austria: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 4 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 5 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 3 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 4.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 9.1 per 100,000 people
  • Under 4.6
  • 4.6 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 8
  • 8 to 9.4
  • 9.4 and over
per 100,000 people, 2015. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2015

Romania: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania11.9Latvia: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia11.3Croatia: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia10.6Lithuania: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania10.5Bulgaria: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.6Poland: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland9.5Slovakia: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia9.1Hungary: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary8.6Cyprus: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus8.5Greece: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece8.4Czechia: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia8.1Slovenia: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia7.9Portugal: 7.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal7.6Estonia: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia6.6Belgium: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium6.6Luxembourg: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg6.6Austria: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleAustria5.9Italy: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly5.7Finland: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland5.5France: 5 per 100,000 peopleFrance5Germany: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany4.6Netherlands: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands4.5Spain: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain4.5Denmark: 4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark4Sweden: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden3.2Malta: 3 per 100,000 peopleMalta3Ireland: 3 per 100,000 peopleIreland3Romania: 11.9 per 100,000 peopleRomania11.9Latvia: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia11.3Croatia: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia10.6Lithuania: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania10.5Bulgaria: 9.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria9.6Poland: 9.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland9.5Slovakia: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia9.1Hungary: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary8.6Cyprus: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleCyprus8.5Greece: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece8.4Czechia: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCzechia8.1Slovenia: 7.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia7.9Portugal: 7.6 per 100,000 peoplePortugal7.6Estonia: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia6.6Belgium: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium6.6Luxembourg: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg6.6Austria: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleAustria5.9Italy: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly5.7Finland: 5.5 per 100,000 peopleFinland5.5France: 5 per 100,000 peopleFrance5Germany: 4.6 per 100,000 peopleGermany4.6Netherlands: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands4.5Spain: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleSpain4.5Denmark: 4 per 100,000 peopleDenmark4Sweden: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleSweden3.2Malta: 3 per 100,000 peopleMalta3Ireland: 3 per 100,000 peopleIreland3
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 countries2015
per 100,000 people		Change on 2014
1Romania11.9-0.1 pts
2Latvia11.3-1.1 pts
3Croatia10.6+1.6 pts
4Lithuania10.5-0.2 pts
5Bulgaria9.6+0.6 pts
6Poland9.5-0.8 pts
7Slovakia9.1+0.5 pts
8Hungary8.6+0.5 pts
9Cyprus8.5+2 pts
10Greece8.4-0.3 pts
11Czechia8.1+0.3 pts
12Slovenia7.9+1.2 pts
13Portugal7.6-0.2 pts
14Estonia6.6-0.8 pts
15Belgium6.6-0.1 pts
16Luxembourg6.6+0.5 pts
17Austria5.9+0.1 pts
18Italy5.7+0.1 pts
19Finland5.5-0.2 pts
20France5-0.1 pts
21Germany4.60 pts
22Netherlands4.5+0.4 pts
23Spain4.5+0.1 pts
24Denmark4-0.1 pts
25Sweden3.2-0.2 pts
26Malta3+0.5 pts
27Ireland3-0.9 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.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU countries by transport accident death rate (age-standardised), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by transport accident death rate (age-standardised), 2015. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/transport-accident-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2). EU countries by transport accident death rate (age-standardised), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/transport-accident-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2015.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU countries by transport accident death rate (age-standardised), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/transport-accident-death-rate/eu-countries?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Romania, with 11.9 per 100,000 people in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ireland, with 3 per 100,000 people in 2015.

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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