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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 2021, at 11.4 per 100,000 people. Malta had the lowest, at 1.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 5.6 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 4.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest11.4Romania
Lowest1.3Malta
Median5.627 EU countries
European Union (27)4.9History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 6 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 1.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 3.8 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 7.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 6.4 per 100,000 people
  • Under 3.5
  • 3.5 to 4.6
  • 4.6 to 6.2
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  • 6.6 and over
per 100,000 people, 2021. 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, 2021

Romania: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania11.4Latvia: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia9.4Croatia: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia8.7Poland: 7.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland7.5Hungary: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary7.3Lithuania: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania6.6Greece: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece6.6Slovenia: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia6.6Portugal: 6.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal6.4Bulgaria: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria6.4Slovakia: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia6.4Czechia: 6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia6Cyprus: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus5.7Estonia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia5.6Italy: 5 per 100,000 peopleItaly5Finland: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland4.8Belgium: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium4.5Austria: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria4.4Netherlands: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands3.8Spain: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain3.8France: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance3.6Germany: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany3.5Denmark: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark3.2Luxembourg: 3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg3Sweden: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden2.4Ireland: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland2.1Malta: 1.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta1.3Romania: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleRomania11.4Latvia: 9.4 per 100,000 peopleLatvia9.4Croatia: 8.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia8.7Poland: 7.5 per 100,000 peoplePoland7.5Hungary: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleHungary7.3Lithuania: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleLithuania6.6Greece: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleGreece6.6Slovenia: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia6.6Portugal: 6.4 per 100,000 peoplePortugal6.4Bulgaria: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria6.4Slovakia: 6.4 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia6.4Czechia: 6 per 100,000 peopleCzechia6Cyprus: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleCyprus5.7Estonia: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia5.6Italy: 5 per 100,000 peopleItaly5Finland: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland4.8Belgium: 4.5 per 100,000 peopleBelgium4.5Austria: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria4.4Netherlands: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands3.8Spain: 3.8 per 100,000 peopleSpain3.8France: 3.6 per 100,000 peopleFrance3.6Germany: 3.5 per 100,000 peopleGermany3.5Denmark: 3.2 per 100,000 peopleDenmark3.2Luxembourg: 3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg3Sweden: 2.4 per 100,000 peopleSweden2.4Ireland: 2.1 per 100,000 peopleIreland2.1Malta: 1.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta1.3
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 countries2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Romania11.4+0.3 pts
2Latvia9.4+1 pts
3Croatia8.7+1.2 pts
4Poland7.5-2.3 pts
5Hungary7.3+0.8 pts
6Lithuania6.6-1.2 pts
7Greece6.6+0.3 pts
8Slovenia6.6+0.5 pts
9Portugal6.4+0.2 pts
10Bulgaria6.40 pts
10Slovakia6.4-0.1 pts
12Czechia6-0.5 pts
13Cyprus5.7-0.7 pts
14Estonia5.6+0.4 pts
15Italy5+1 pts
16Finland4.8+0.2 pts
17Belgium4.5+0.1 pts
18Austria4.4+0.1 pts
19Netherlands3.8-0.2 pts
20Spain3.8+0.2 pts
21France3.6+0.4 pts
22Germany3.5-0.1 pts
23Denmark3.2-0.4 pts
24Luxembourg3-0.7 pts
25Sweden2.4-0.2 pts
26Ireland2.1-0.4 pts
27Malta1.3-1.3 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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Romania, with 11.4 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 1.3 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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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