Deaths attributable to diets high in processed meat

Deaths per 100 000 attributable to diets high in processed meat in EU Member States (2023)

Source: data are based on the Global Burden of Disease Study (2023) results.

The data refer to Deaths from all causes, for both sexes in all ages. Diets high in processed meat are defined in the relevant paragraph of the brief.
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Country
Belgium	9.8
Bulgaria	16.2
Czechia	16.3
Denmark	12.9
Germany	21.6
Estonia	31.0
Ireland	8.0
Greece	6.8
Spain	10.3
France	9.9
Croatia	10.6
Italy	11.8
Cyprus	12.8
Latvia	50.4
Lithuania	51.9
Luxembourg	14.1
Hungary	15.1
Malta	14.8
Netherlands	7.5
Austria	10.5
Poland	8.3
Portugal	7.3
Romania	15.8
Slovenia	16.2
Slovakia	11.8
Finland	10.1
Sweden	16.7
European Union	13.4

European Union average: 13,4 deaths/100 000

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