EU regions (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2023
Észak-Alföld had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 244 regions in 2023, at 335.5 per 100,000 people. Guyane had the lowest, at 170.3 per 100,000 people. The median was 229.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 233.1 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Észak-Alföld | 335.5 | +7.7 pts |
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 333.9 | +7.4 pts |
| 3 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 328.1 | +69.2 pts |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 326.2 | -13.2 pts |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 322.7 | +15.3 pts |
| 6 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 311.7 | +3.3 pts |
| 7 | Grad Zagreb | 309.9 | +10.1 pts |
| 8 | Panonska Hrvatska | 307.5 | -5.9 pts |
| 9 | Dél-Alföld | 306.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 10 | Pest | 306.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 11 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 305.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 12 | Śląskie | 295.2 | +16.6 pts |
| 13 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 294.7 | +1.9 pts |
| 14 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 294.3 | +14.7 pts |
| 15 | Budapest | 291.1 | +2.8 pts |
| 16 | Pomorskie | 289.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 17 | Zachodniopomorskie | 288.3 | +17 pts |
| 18 | Zahodna Slovenija | 286.8 | +6 pts |
| 19 | Severozápad | 285.9 | -10.3 pts |
| 20 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 285 | +6.6 pts |
| 21 | Wielkopolskie | 284.4 | +13.4 pts |
| 22 | Dolnośląskie | 279.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 23 | Małopolskie | 277.9 | -3.6 pts |
| 24 | Latvija | 277.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 25 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 276.1 | +4.8 pts |
| 26 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 275.5 | -36.7 pts |
| 27 | Stredné Slovensko | 273.9 | +8.3 pts |
| 28 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 273.9 | +9.4 pts |
| 29 | Syddanmark | 273.5 | +11.3 pts |
| 30 | Západné Slovensko | 271.5 | -8 pts |
| 31 | Nordjylland | 270.9 | +7 pts |
| 32 | Warszawski stołeczny | 268.1 | +9.3 pts |
| 33 | Lubuskie | 267.8 | +14.9 pts |
| 34 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 267.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 35 | Łódzkie | 267.1 | +6.4 pts |
| 36 | Sjælland | 266.7 | -12.2 pts |
| 37 | Opolskie | 266.5 | -9.6 pts |
| 38 | Východné Slovensko | 265.4 | +11.8 pts |
| 39 | Drenthe | 263.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 40 | Groningen | 263.5 | -16.5 pts |
| 41 | Świętokrzyskie | 263.2 | -11.4 pts |
| 42 | Bratislavský kraj | 261.2 | +3.8 pts |
| 43 | Midtjylland | 260.4 | +6.1 pts |
| 44 | Moravskoslezsko | 260.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 45 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 260.2 | +2.3 pts |
| 46 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 258.9 | -8.4 pts |
| 47 | Overijssel | 258 | -3.6 pts |
| 48 | Flevoland | 256.6 | +6.6 pts |
| 49 | Arnsberg | 255.9 | -5.1 pts |
| 50 | Střední Čechy | 254.6 | -12.9 pts |
| 51 | Nord-Vest | 254.6 | +0.9 pts |
| 52 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 254.5 | -15.9 pts |
| 53 | Düsseldorf | 253.6 | -2.8 pts |
| 54 | Bremen | 253.1 | +1 pts |
| 55 | Lubelskie | 252.2 | +10.8 pts |
| 56 | Podlaskie | 251.6 | +9.4 pts |
| 57 | Schleswig-Holstein | 251.5 | -8.4 pts |
| 58 | Prov. Hainaut | 251 | -5.3 pts |
| 59 | Jihozápad | 250.6 | -18.8 pts |
| 60 | Hovedstaden | 249.5 | +1.6 pts |
| 61 | Limburg (NL) | 249.5 | +2 pts |
| 62 | Gelderland | 248.6 | -10 pts |
| 63 | Vest | 248.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 64 | Noord-Brabant | 248.6 | -7.8 pts |
| 65 | Hamburg | 248.4 | -1 pts |
| 66 | Severozapaden | 248.3 | +8 pts |
| 67 | Southern | 247.3 | -5 pts |
| 68 | Haute-Normandie | 246.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 69 | Zeeland | 246.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 70 | Nord-Est | 246.4 | +1.9 pts |
| 71 | Hannover | 246.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 72 | Sostinės regionas | 246.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 73 | Trier | 246.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 74 | Münster | 245.6 | -5.5 pts |
| 75 | Braunschweig | 245.4 | -5.7 pts |
| 76 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 245.2 | +5.7 pts |
| 77 | Berlin | 244.6 | +4.2 pts |
| 78 | Brandenburg | 244.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 79 | Střední Morava | 244.4 | -2 pts |
| 80 | Picardie | 244 | +4.6 pts |
| 81 | Noord-Holland | 243.8 | -5.2 pts |
| 82 | Kentriki Makedonia | 243.6 | -1.4 pts |
| 83 | Saarland | 242.8 | -10.5 pts |
| 84 | Koblenz | 241.8 | -3.8 pts |
| 85 | Lüneburg | 241.6 | -6 pts |
| 86 | Jihovýchod | 241.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 87 | Severovýchod | 240.6 | -9.6 pts |
| 88 | Eastern and Midland | 240.3 | -3.5 pts |
| 89 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 240.1 | +9.1 pts |
| 90 | Köln | 239.9 | -2 pts |
| 91 | Thessalia | 239.8 | +12.2 pts |
| 92 | Lorraine | 239.6 | 0 pts |
| 93 | Northern and Western | 239.4 | -10 pts |
| 94 | Attiki | 239.3 | +5 pts |
| 95 | Chemnitz | 238.8 | +3.4 pts |
| 96 | Zuid-Holland | 238.7 | |
| 97 | Friesland (NL) | 238.7 | -28.1 pts |
| 98 | Leipzig | 238.6 | -2.7 pts |
| 99 | Campania | 238.4 | +7.4 pts |
| 100 | Eesti | 238 | -8.7 pts |
| 101 | Utrecht | 237.3 | |
| 102 | Prov. Liège | 236.4 | -8.3 pts |
| 103 | Gießen | 236.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 104 | Centru | 236 | -1.1 pts |
| 105 | Weser-Ems | 235.7 | -6.9 pts |
| 106 | Prov. Namur | 235.1 | -3 pts |
| 107 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 234.6 | -6.7 pts |
| 108 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 234.6 | -6.4 pts |
| 109 | Praha | 234.2 | -9.4 pts |
| 110 | Oberpfalz | 233.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 111 | Dytiki Elláda | 233.7 | +5.5 pts |
| 112 | Detmold | 233.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 113 | Dytiki Makedonia | 233.5 | +2.2 pts |
| 114 | Sud-Est | 233.2 | -20.9 pts |
| 115 | Península de Setúbal | 233 | |
| 116 | Wien | 231 | -7.3 pts |
| 117 | Niederbayern | 231 | +2.4 pts |
| 118 | Alentejo | 230.7 | |
| 119 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 230.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 120 | Oberfranken | 230.2 | -6.4 pts |
| 121 | Basse-Normandie | 230.1 | -13.3 pts |
| 122 | Auvergne | 230.1 | -4.7 pts |
| 123 | Niederösterreich | 229.8 | -3.1 pts |
| 124 | Darmstadt | 229.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 125 | Severoiztochen | 228.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 126 | Champagne-Ardenne | 228.5 | -5.1 pts |
| 127 | Thüringen | 228.4 | -4.4 pts |
| 128 | Algarve | 228.4 | +6.6 pts |
| 129 | Steiermark | 228.2 | -2.9 pts |
| 130 | Centre - Val de Loire | 228.1 | -6.6 pts |
| 131 | Piemonte | 227.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 132 | Franche-Comté | 227.5 | +12.5 pts |
| 133 | Bourgogne | 227.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 133 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 227.3 | -4.9 pts |
| 135 | Grande Lisboa | 227.1 | |
| 136 | Kassel | 226.5 | -2 pts |
| 137 | Aragon | 226.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 138 | Lazio | 226.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 139 | Poitou-Charentes | 226.2 | -6.7 pts |
| 140 | Mittelfranken | 225.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 141 | Sardegna | 224.4 | -7.7 pts |
| 142 | Asturias | 224.2 | -16.1 pts |
| 143 | Bretagne | 224 | -9.6 pts |
| 144 | Pays de la Loire | 222.6 | -7.7 pts |
| 145 | Severen tsentralen | 222.6 | +1.3 pts |
| 146 | Lombardia | 222.4 | -4.9 pts |
| 147 | Sterea Elláda | 222.3 | +10.8 pts |
| 148 | Limousin | 222.2 | -7.1 pts |
| 149 | Dresden | 222.1 | +5.6 pts |
| 150 | Aquitaine | 221.8 | -2.2 pts |
| 151 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 221.5 | +8.9 pts |
| 152 | Kärnten | 221.3 | -6.5 pts |
| 153 | Balearic Islands | 220 | +1.1 pts |
| 154 | Peloponnisos | 219.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 155 | Oberösterreich | 218.2 | +2.6 pts |
| 156 | Liguria | 217.9 | -2.3 pts |
| 157 | Alsace | 217.6 | -9.9 pts |
| 158 | Andalusia | 217.3 | -3.8 pts |
| 159 | Podkarpackie | 217.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 160 | Länsi-Suomi | 217.1 | +8.5 pts |
| 161 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 216.6 | |
| 162 | Basque Country | 216.4 | -8.1 pts |
| 163 | Karlsruhe | 216.1 | +1.4 pts |
| 164 | Corse | 215.8 | +4.9 pts |
| 165 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 215.8 | -7.1 pts |
| 166 | Cantabria | 215.7 | -9 pts |
| 167 | Burgenland | 215 | -14.5 pts |
| 168 | Galicia | 214.8 | -2 pts |
| 169 | Yugoiztochen | 214.7 | +5.2 pts |
| 170 | Canary Islands | 214.3 | -5.6 pts |
| 171 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 213.7 | +2.8 pts |
| 172 | Sydsverige | 213.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 173 | Region of Murcia | 213.3 | -4.3 pts |
| 174 | Extremadura | 213 | -9.6 pts |
| 175 | Notio Aigaio | 212.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 176 | Kriti | 212.6 | -7.4 pts |
| 177 | Valencian Community | 212.5 | -6.4 pts |
| 178 | Castile and León | 212.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 179 | Emilia-Romagna | 212 | -1.7 pts |
| 180 | Midi-Pyrénées | 211.2 | -7.1 pts |
| 181 | Puglia | 211.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 182 | Mellersta Norrland | 210.6 | +7.8 pts |
| 183 | Schwaben | 210.6 | -5 pts |
| 184 | Etelä-Suomi | 209.4 | +4.9 pts |
| 185 | Centro (PT) | 209.3 | |
| 186 | Ionia Nisia | 209.1 | -19.4 pts |
| 187 | Toscana | 209 | -3.3 pts |
| 188 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 209 | +3.9 pts |
| 189 | Sicilia | 209 | -3.3 pts |
| 190 | Umbria | 207.9 | +2 pts |
| 191 | Unterfranken | 207.7 | -4.9 pts |
| 192 | Catalonia | 207.6 | +2.9 pts |
| 193 | Östra Mellansverige | 207.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 194 | Sud-Muntenia | 207.2 | -21 pts |
| 195 | Norte | 206.8 | -4.1 pts |
| 196 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 206.6 | +13.1 pts |
| 197 | Melilla | 206.3 | +42.2 pts |
| 198 | Castilla-La Mancha | 206 | -0.2 pts |
| 199 | Abruzzo | 205.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 200 | Freiburg | 204.8 | -1 pts |
| 201 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 204.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 202 | Norra Mellansverige | 204.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 203 | Oberbayern | 204.1 | -4 pts |
| 204 | Calabria | 204 | +3.9 pts |
| 205 | La Rioja | 203.8 | -6.2 pts |
| 206 | Rhône-Alpes | 203.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 207 | Västsverige | 203.1 | -7 pts |
| 208 | Övre Norrland | 202.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 209 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 202 | -6.2 pts |
| 210 | Ipeiros | 201 | -4.5 pts |
| 211 | Mayotte | 200.3 | -53.8 pts |
| 212 | Salzburg | 200.1 | -7.6 pts |
| 213 | Veneto | 199.8 | -5.9 pts |
| 214 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 199.7 | -14.7 pts |
| 215 | Marche | 199.2 | -10.5 pts |
| 216 | Voreio Aigaio | 199.1 | +9.8 pts |
| 217 | Småland med öarna | 199.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 218 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 199 | +0.1 pts |
| 219 | Stuttgart | 198.9 | -4.4 pts |
| 220 | Prov. Antwerpen | 198.7 | -4.8 pts |
| 221 | Basilicata | 197.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 222 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 197.2 | -3.5 pts |
| 223 | Molise | 196.8 | -13.3 pts |
| 224 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 196.5 | -11.5 pts |
| 225 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 196.1 | -4.3 pts |
| 226 | Vorarlberg | 195.9 | -17.1 pts |
| 227 | Tirol | 195.6 | -8 pts |
| 228 | La Réunion | 195.5 | +19.5 pts |
| 229 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 195 | -13.8 pts |
| 230 | Tübingen | 194.7 | -11.4 pts |
| 231 | Yugozapaden | 194.2 | +0.9 pts |
| 232 | Navarre | 193.6 | -12.9 pts |
| 233 | Guadeloupe | 193.4 | -4.8 pts |
| 234 | Malta | 192.7 | -16.8 pts |
| 235 | Ile-de-France | 192 | -4.8 pts |
| 236 | Luxembourg | 191.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 237 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 189.2 | -10.3 pts |
| 238 | Stockholm | 188.1 | -3.8 pts |
| 239 | Martinique | 188 | +6 pts |
| 240 | Community of Madrid | 186.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 241 | Åland | 184.9 | -41.2 pts |
| 242 | Ceuta | 184.3 | -19.9 pts |
| 243 | Kýpros | 181.2 | -7.6 pts |
| 244 | Guyane | 170.3 | -4.3 pts |
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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.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2) (EU regions (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2023) [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), EU regions (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2023. 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/eu-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2), EU regions (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/eu-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Észak-Alföld, with 335.5 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Guyane, with 170.3 per 100,000 people in 2023.
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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