I suspect the sheer numbers of cyclists in the various areas will affect the statistics.
I suspect your utter bias towards the EU will affect your reading of the statistics.
Here are all road users' figures, again from an EU report.
https://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/sites/roadsafety/files/pdf/statistics/dacota/asr2018.pdf
Let's face it: the UK is among the very safest places in the EU, in which to be a road user.