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One in three EU deaths avoidable owing to current knowledge, technology: Eurostat

Xinhua, May 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

Of the 1.7 million people aged less than 75 who died in the EU in 2013, around 33.7 percent could be considered as premature, as they could have been avoided in the light of medical knowledge and technology, according to data released by the statistical office of the EU on Tuesday.

Heart attacks and strokes together accounted for almost half of the avoidable causes of death of people aged less than 75, said Eurostat.

The proportions of potentially avoidable deaths through optimal health care vary considerably between EU member states.

The highest shares of avoidable deaths were registered in Romania and Latvia, followed by Lithuania and Slovakia.

On the other hand, the lowest shares were found in France, Denmark, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Endit