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EU countries by treatable mortality

Romania had the highest treatable mortality of 27 EU countries in 2021, at 254.7 per 100,000 people. Luxembourg had the lowest, at 54.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 78.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 93.3 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest254.7Romania
Lowest54.7Luxembourg
Median78.427 EU countries
European Union (27)93.3History

Map of EU countries, 2021

Austria: 71.2 per 100,000 peopleBelgium: 61.6 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria: 225.1 per 100,000 peopleCyprus: 78.4 per 100,000 peopleCzechia: 125.9 per 100,000 peopleGermany: 81.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleEstonia: 135.6 per 100,000 peopleSpain: 61 per 100,000 peopleFinland: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleGreece: 94.5 per 100,000 peopleCroatia: 139.7 per 100,000 peopleHungary: 188.9 per 100,000 peopleIreland: 69.2 per 100,000 peopleItaly: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleLithuania: 190.9 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleLatvia: 205 per 100,000 peopleMalta: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands: 59.7 per 100,000 peoplePoland: 145.9 per 100,000 peoplePortugal: 74.5 per 100,000 peopleRomania: 254.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia: 206 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. 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, 2021

Romania: 254.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania254.7Bulgaria: 225.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria225.1Slovakia: 206 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia206Latvia: 205 per 100,000 peopleLatvia205Lithuania: 190.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania190.9Hungary: 188.9 per 100,000 peopleHungary188.9Poland: 145.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland145.9Croatia: 139.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia139.7Estonia: 135.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia135.6Czechia: 125.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia125.9Greece: 94.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece94.5Malta: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleMalta81.8Germany: 81.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany81.3Cyprus: 78.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus78.4Portugal: 74.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal74.5Austria: 71.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria71.2Finland: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland69.8Ireland: 69.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland69.2Slovenia: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia66.9Italy: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly64.5Denmark: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark64.3Belgium: 61.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium61.6Spain: 61 per 100,000 peopleSpain61Netherlands: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands59.7Sweden: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden59.7France: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance58.8Luxembourg: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg54.7Romania: 254.7 per 100,000 peopleRomania254.7Bulgaria: 225.1 per 100,000 peopleBulgaria225.1Slovakia: 206 per 100,000 peopleSlovakia206Latvia: 205 per 100,000 peopleLatvia205Lithuania: 190.9 per 100,000 peopleLithuania190.9Hungary: 188.9 per 100,000 peopleHungary188.9Poland: 145.9 per 100,000 peoplePoland145.9Croatia: 139.7 per 100,000 peopleCroatia139.7Estonia: 135.6 per 100,000 peopleEstonia135.6Czechia: 125.9 per 100,000 peopleCzechia125.9Greece: 94.5 per 100,000 peopleGreece94.5Malta: 81.8 per 100,000 peopleMalta81.8Germany: 81.3 per 100,000 peopleGermany81.3Cyprus: 78.4 per 100,000 peopleCyprus78.4Portugal: 74.5 per 100,000 peoplePortugal74.5Austria: 71.2 per 100,000 peopleAustria71.2Finland: 69.8 per 100,000 peopleFinland69.8Ireland: 69.2 per 100,000 peopleIreland69.2Slovenia: 66.9 per 100,000 peopleSlovenia66.9Italy: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleItaly64.5Denmark: 64.3 per 100,000 peopleDenmark64.3Belgium: 61.6 per 100,000 peopleBelgium61.6Spain: 61 per 100,000 peopleSpain61Netherlands: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleNetherlands59.7Sweden: 59.7 per 100,000 peopleSweden59.7France: 58.8 per 100,000 peopleFrance58.8Luxembourg: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleLuxembourg54.7
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 countries2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Romania254.7+19.7 pts
2Bulgaria225.1+12.1 pts
3Slovakia206+37.2 pts
4Latvia205+19.5 pts
5Lithuania190.9-8.9 pts
6Hungary188.9+9.3 pts
7Poland145.9+1.7 pts
8Croatia139.7+9 pts
9Estonia135.6+11.7 pts
10Czechia125.9+3 pts
11Greece94.5+2.2 pts
12Malta81.8-7.5 pts
13Germany81.3+0.4 pts
14Cyprus78.4+7.6 pts
15Portugal74.5-4.6 pts
16Austria71.2+0.8 pts
17Finland69.8-1.5 pts
18Ireland69.2-0.5 pts
19Slovenia66.9-2.8 pts
20Italy64.5-2 pts
21Denmark64.3+0.8 pts
22Belgium61.6-1 pts
23Spain61-1.2 pts
24Netherlands59.7+0.8 pts
25Sweden59.7-2.4 pts
26France58.8-0.2 pts
27Luxembourg54.7-5.6 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest treatable mortality?

Romania, with 254.7 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest treatable mortality?

Luxembourg, with 54.7 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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