Europe

45 countries

Europe has some of the highest life expectancies in the world but also ageing populations that drive large absolute death counts. Cardiovascular disease accounts for the majority of deaths across nearly every European country.

Population

736.3M

Deaths / year

8,761,455

Deaths / day

24,003

Avg life expectancy

77.9 yrs

Key Facts

•Europe accounts for 14.1% of all global deaths.
•Highest life expectancy: Monaco at 85.9 years.
•Lowest life expectancy: Russia at 69.4 years.
•The leading cause of death is Cardiovascular disease (top cause in 43 of 45 countries).

Countries in Europe

Country	Population	Deaths/Year	Deaths/Day	Life Exp.	Top Cause
Russia	144,236,933	2,050,000	5,616	69.4	Cardiovascular disease
Germany	83,294,633	1,020,000	2,795	80.6	Cardiovascular disease
Italy	58,761,146	710,000	1,945	83.5	Cardiovascular disease
United Kingdom	67,736,802	670,000	1,836	80.7	Cardiovascular disease
France	64,756,584	640,000	1,753	82.5	Cancer
Ukraine	37,000,000	600,000	1,644	71.6	Cardiovascular disease
Spain	47,519,628	450,000	1,233	83.6	Cardiovascular disease
Poland	36,753,736	420,000	1,151	77	Cardiovascular disease
Romania	19,892,812	260,000	712	74.2	Cardiovascular disease
Netherlands	17,618,299	170,000	466	81.7	Cancer
Hungary	9,597,085	140,000	384	76	Cardiovascular disease
Belarus	9,449,323	130,000	356	73	Cardiovascular disease
Greece	10,341,277	125,000	342	80.1	Cardiovascular disease
Czech Republic	10,827,529	120,000	329	79	Cardiovascular disease
Portugal	10,247,605	120,000	329	81	Cardiovascular disease
Belgium	11,686,140	113,000	310	81.4	Cardiovascular disease
Bulgaria	6,687,717	108,000	296	74.8	Cardiovascular disease
Serbia	6,664,449	105,000	288	75.8	Cardiovascular disease
Sweden	10,612,086	95,000	260	83	Cardiovascular disease
Austria	9,104,772	89,000	244	81.6	Cardiovascular disease
Switzerland	8,796,669	70,000	192	83.4	Cardiovascular disease
Finland	5,545,475	57,000	156	81.8	Cardiovascular disease
Denmark	5,910,913	56,000	153	81.3	Cardiovascular disease
Slovakia	5,795,199	56,000	153	77.2	Cardiovascular disease
Croatia	3,850,894	52,000	142	78	Cardiovascular disease
Lithuania	2,718,352	42,000	115	75.1	Cardiovascular disease
Moldova	3,435,931	42,000	115	72	Cardiovascular disease
Norway	5,474,360	42,000	115	83.2	Cardiovascular disease
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,233,526	38,000	104	77.4	Cardiovascular disease
Ireland	5,149,139	33,000	90	82	Cardiovascular disease
Latvia	1,830,211	29,000	79	75.1	Cardiovascular disease
Albania	2,877,797	22,000	60	76.5	Cardiovascular disease
North Macedonia	1,832,696	22,000	60	75.7	Cardiovascular disease
Slovenia	2,119,675	22,000	60	81.3	Cardiovascular disease
Estonia	1,322,765	16,000	44	78.6	Cardiovascular disease
Cyprus	1,260,138	8,500	23	81	Cardiovascular disease
Montenegro	626,485	6,500	18	76.3	Cardiovascular disease
Luxembourg	654,768	4,500	12	82.3	Cardiovascular disease
Malta	535,064	4,000	11	82.5	Cardiovascular disease
Iceland	375,318	2,400	7	83	Cardiovascular disease
Monaco	36,297	550	2	85.9	Cardiovascular disease
Andorra	77,265	400	1	83.7	Cardiovascular disease
Liechtenstein	39,584	300	1	82.3	Cardiovascular disease
San Marino	33,642	300	1	83.5	Cardiovascular disease
Vatican City	800	5	0	77	Cardiovascular disease