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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 2017, at 12.6 per 100,000 people. Sweden had the lowest, at 2.9 per 100,000 people. The median was 5.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 5.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest12.6Romania
Lowest2.9Sweden
Median5.727 EU countries
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Map of EU countries, 2017

Austria: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 5 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 4.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 7.5 per 100,000 people
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  • 8.2 and over
per 100,000 people, 2017. 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, 2017

Romania: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania12.6Croatia: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia10.1Poland: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland9.4Lithuania: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania8.9Hungary: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary8.5Bulgaria: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.2Latvia: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia8.2Greece: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece8.1Portugal: 7.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal7.8Slovakia: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia7.5Cyprus: 7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus7Czechia: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia6.8Slovenia: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia6.7Italy: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly5.7Belgium: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium5.6Austria: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria5.2Finland: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland5.2Estonia: 5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia5France: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance4.8Malta: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMalta4.4Spain: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain4.4Netherlands: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands4.2Germany: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany4.2Denmark: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark3.5Luxembourg: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg3.4Ireland: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland3.1Sweden: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleSweden2.9Romania: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleRomania12.6Croatia: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleCroatia10.1Poland: 9.4 per 100,000 peoplePoland9.4Lithuania: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania8.9Hungary: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleHungary8.5Bulgaria: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria8.2Latvia: 8.2 per 100,000 peopleLatvia8.2Greece: 8.1 per 100,000 peopleGreece8.1Portugal: 7.8 per 100,000 peoplePortugal7.8Slovakia: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia7.5Cyprus: 7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus7Czechia: 6.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia6.8Slovenia: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia6.7Italy: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly5.7Belgium: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium5.6Austria: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria5.2Finland: 5.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland5.2Estonia: 5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia5France: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance4.8Malta: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleMalta4.4Spain: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleSpain4.4Netherlands: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands4.2Germany: 4.2 per 100,000 peopleGermany4.2Denmark: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark3.5Luxembourg: 3.4 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg3.4Ireland: 3.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland3.1Sweden: 2.9 per 100,000 peopleSweden2.9
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 countries2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Romania12.6+0.3 pts
2Croatia10.1+0.7 pts
3Poland9.4-0.5 pts
4Lithuania8.9+0.2 pts
5Hungary8.5-0.1 pts
6Bulgaria8.2-1.2 pts
7Latvia8.2-2.2 pts
8Greece8.1-0.9 pts
9Portugal7.8+0.8 pts
10Slovakia7.5+0.3 pts
11Cyprus7+0.2 pts
12Czechia6.8-0.3 pts
13Slovenia6.7-0.9 pts
14Italy5.7+0.1 pts
15Belgium5.6-0.5 pts
16Austria5.2-0.1 pts
17Finland5.2-0 pts
18Estonia5-0.9 pts
19France4.8-0.2 pts
20Malta4.4-1.4 pts
21Spain4.4+0.2 pts
22Netherlands4.2-0.2 pts
23Germany4.2-0.1 pts
24Denmark3.5-0.2 pts
25Luxembourg3.4-3.1 pts
26Ireland3.1-0.4 pts
27Sweden2.9-0.2 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), 2017) [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), 2017. 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=2017. 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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Romania, with 12.6 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Sweden, with 2.9 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 V_Y85 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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