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Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised)

Sjælland had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 5 regions in 2017, at 303.8 per 100,000 people. Nordjylland had the lowest, at 276.5 per 100,000 people. The median was 280.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Denmark was 284.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest303.8Sjælland
Lowest276.5Nordjylland
Median280.85 regions
Denmark284.7History

All regions, 2017

Sjælland: 303.8 per 100,000 peopleSjælland303.8Hovedstaden: 286.1 per 100,000 peopleHovedstaden286.1Syddanmark: 280.8 per 100,000 peopleSyddanmark280.8Midtjylland: 278 per 100,000 peopleMidtjylland278Nordjylland: 276.5 per 100,000 peopleNordjylland276.5
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
per 100,000 people		Change on 2016
1Sjælland303.8-3.5 pts
2Hovedstaden286.1-5.3 pts
3Syddanmark280.8-12.5 pts
4Midtjylland278-8.1 pts
5Nordjylland276.5-16.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 C00 to C97) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2) (Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2), Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2017. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/denmark-regions?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/denmark-regions?period=2017.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2), Regions of Denmark (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/denmark-regions?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Sjælland, with 303.8 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Nordjylland, with 276.5 per 100,000 people in 2017.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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