It looks like things vary dramatically depending on where you live in Europe. You definitely have the best chances if you live in the more developed countries. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.cysticfibrosis.com/messageview.cfm?catid=6&threadid=43221&enterthread=y">3rd EUROPEAN CYSTIC FIBROSIS AWARENESS DAY - V4 CF CONFERENCE. Towards Equal Access To Appropriate Care For All CF Patients In Europe.</a> There are a lot of statistics listed there. Not all of them list the studies/research that support the numbers behind them but it gives a general idea. There are more links to check out if interested off that site and here if interested, as well: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.ecfs.eu/">European CF Society</a>