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In Central, Eastern Europe death rate higher than EU average
At the top Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary
14 March, 18:13
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 14 MAR - Several countries in Central-
and Eastern Europe are among the ones with the highest mortality
rate in the European Union, said today Eurostat, the EU
statistical office.
Bulgaria, with 1,660 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, has the highest death rate across EU member states, according to 2015 data. Bulgaria was followed by Romania (1,530 deaths per 100,000), Hungary (1,500), Lithuania (1,490), Latvia (1,489), Croatia (1,430) and Slovakia (1,390). The average death rate in the EU in 2015 stood at 1,036 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
According to Eurostat, over 5.2 million people died in the EU in 2015, some 272,000 more that in 2014. Around 1.9 million died from diseases of the circulatory system, 1.3 million from cancer, the two main causes of the death in the European Union, followed by 442,100 persons who died from diseases of the respiratory system. (ANSA).
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Bulgaria, with 1,660 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, has the highest death rate across EU member states, according to 2015 data. Bulgaria was followed by Romania (1,530 deaths per 100,000), Hungary (1,500), Lithuania (1,490), Latvia (1,489), Croatia (1,430) and Slovakia (1,390). The average death rate in the EU in 2015 stood at 1,036 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.
According to Eurostat, over 5.2 million people died in the EU in 2015, some 272,000 more that in 2014. Around 1.9 million died from diseases of the circulatory system, 1.3 million from cancer, the two main causes of the death in the European Union, followed by 442,100 persons who died from diseases of the respiratory system. (ANSA).
