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EU countries by treatable mortality

Romania had the highest treatable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2020, at 235.1 per 100,000 people. The Netherlands had the lowest, at 59 per 100,000 people. The median was 79.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 91.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest235.1Romania
Lowest59Netherlands
Median79.127 EU countries
European Union (27)91.7History

Map of EU countries, 2020

Austria: 70.4 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 213 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 70.8 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 122.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 80.8 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 63.5 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 62.2 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 71.3 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 59 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 92.4 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 130.8 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 179.6 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 69.7 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 199.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 185.5 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 89.3 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 59 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 144.2 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 79.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 235.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 168.8 per 100,000 people
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  • 91 to 160
  • 160 and over
per 100,000 people, 2020. Source: Eurostat, Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2020

Romania: 235.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania235.1Bulgaria: 213 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria213Lithuania: 199.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania199.7Latvia: 185.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia185.5Hungary: 179.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary179.6Slovakia: 168.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia168.8Poland: 144.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland144.2Croatia: 130.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia130.8Estonia: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia123.9Czechia: 122.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia122.9Greece: 92.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece92.4Malta: 89.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta89.3Germany: 80.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany80.8Portugal: 79.1 per 100,000 peoplePortugal79.1Finland: 71.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland71.3Cyprus: 70.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus70.8Austria: 70.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria70.4Slovenia: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia69.8Ireland: 69.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland69.7Italy: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly66.5Denmark: 63.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark63.5Belgium: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium62.7Spain: 62.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain62.2Sweden: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden62.1Luxembourg: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg60.3France: 59 per 100,000 peopleFrance59Netherlands: 59 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands59Romania: 235.1 per 100,000 peopleRomania235.1Bulgaria: 213 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria213Lithuania: 199.7 per 100,000 peopleLithuania199.7Latvia: 185.5 per 100,000 peopleLatvia185.5Hungary: 179.6 per 100,000 peopleHungary179.6Slovakia: 168.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia168.8Poland: 144.2 per 100,000 peoplePoland144.2Croatia: 130.8 per 100,000 peopleCroatia130.8Estonia: 123.9 per 100,000 peopleEstonia123.9Czechia: 122.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia122.9Greece: 92.4 per 100,000 peopleGreece92.4Malta: 89.3 per 100,000 peopleMalta89.3Germany: 80.8 per 100,000 peopleGermany80.8Portugal: 79.1 per 100,000 peoplePortugal79.1Finland: 71.3 per 100,000 peopleFinland71.3Cyprus: 70.8 per 100,000 peopleCyprus70.8Austria: 70.4 per 100,000 peopleAustria70.4Slovenia: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia69.8Ireland: 69.7 per 100,000 peopleIreland69.7Italy: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly66.5Denmark: 63.5 per 100,000 peopleDenmark63.5Belgium: 62.7 per 100,000 peopleBelgium62.7Spain: 62.2 per 100,000 peopleSpain62.2Sweden: 62.1 per 100,000 peopleSweden62.1Luxembourg: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg60.3France: 59 per 100,000 peopleFrance59Netherlands: 59 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands59
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Romania235.1+26.4 pts
2Bulgaria213+24 pts
3Lithuania199.7+18.7 pts
4Latvia185.5-3.1 pts
5Hungary179.6+6.3 pts
6Slovakia168.8+5.3 pts
7Poland144.2+10.5 pts
8Croatia130.8+2.5 pts
9Estonia123.9-5.5 pts
10Czechia122.9+2.5 pts
11Greece92.4-0.7 pts
12Malta89.3+4.3 pts
13Germany80.8-0.9 pts
14Portugal79.1+0.1 pts
15Finland71.3+2.2 pts
16Cyprus70.8-6.3 pts
17Austria70.4-2.7 pts
18Slovenia69.8-2.2 pts
19Ireland69.7-1.4 pts
20Italy66.5+2.7 pts
21Denmark63.5-2.7 pts
22Belgium62.7-2.5 pts
23Spain62.2-0.3 pts
24Sweden62.1+1.9 pts
25Luxembourg60.3-3.4 pts
26France59-1.3 pts
27Netherlands59-2.4 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths of people under 75 from causes that can mainly be avoided through timely and effective health care, including screening and treatment, per 100,000 inhabitants under 75, age-standardised.

Based on the OECD and Eurostat lists of avoidable causes of death (2022 version), which count COVID-19 as preventable, so preventable mortality peaks in 2020 to 2022. A cause on both lists is split half and half. Age-standardised with the 2013 European standard population.

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. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr) (EU countries by treatable mortality, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table

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Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr), EU countries by treatable mortality, 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 17 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/treatable-mortality-rate/eu-countries?period=2020. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr). EU countries by treatable mortality, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/treatable-mortality-rate/eu-countries?period=2020.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Treatable and preventable mortality of residents, treatable mortality, all causes, standardised rate (hlth_cd_apr), EU countries by treatable mortality, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_apr/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/treatable-mortality-rate/eu-countries?period=2020 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest treatable mortality?

Romania, with 235.1 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest treatable mortality?

The Netherlands, with 59 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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