EU regions (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised)
Közép-Dunántúl had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 234 regions in 2017, at 362.2 per 100,000 people. Mayotte had the lowest, at 160.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 246.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 252.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Közép-Dunántúl | 362.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 361 | +4.8 pts |
| 3 | Észak-Magyarország | 346.7 | -2.1 pts |
| 4 | Dél-Alföld | 345.9 | +3.2 pts |
| 5 | Pest | 338.1 | -6.7 pts |
| 6 | Észak-Alföld | 337.2 | -14 pts |
| 7 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 323.6 | -10.4 pts |
| 8 | Budapest | 321.1 | -3.9 pts |
| 9 | Západné Slovensko | 320.3 | -6.6 pts |
| 10 | Dolnośląskie | 317.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 11 | Stredné Slovensko | 314.4 | -1.4 pts |
| 12 | Severozápad | 313.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 13 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 313 | -2.3 pts |
| 14 | Lubuskie | 312.6 | +6.7 pts |
| 15 | Wielkopolskie | 311.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 16 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 311.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 17 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 310.9 | -3.5 pts |
| 18 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 309.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 19 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 309.1 | -17.8 pts |
| 20 | Pomorskie | 306.6 | -18.4 pts |
| 21 | Zachodniopomorskie | 304.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 22 | Śląskie | 304 | -2.3 pts |
| 23 | Sjælland | 303.8 | -3.5 pts |
| 24 | Bratislavský kraj | 300.4 | -7.9 pts |
| 25 | Groningen | 300 | -11.4 pts |
| 26 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 298.3 | -28.5 pts |
| 27 | Latvija | 298 | +3.4 pts |
| 28 | Východné Slovensko | 297.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 29 | Zahodna Slovenija | 296.6 | -9.5 pts |
| 30 | Overijssel | 290.6 | +7.8 pts |
| 31 | Łódzkie | 290.5 | -7.8 pts |
| 32 | Drenthe | 289 | +5.9 pts |
| 33 | Střední Čechy | 287.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 34 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 287.1 | -4.7 pts |
| 35 | Eesti | 286.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 36 | Hovedstaden | 286.1 | -5.3 pts |
| 37 | Vest | 285.8 | +2.4 pts |
| 38 | Centru | 284.5 | +6.3 pts |
| 39 | Nord-Vest | 283.5 | -4.2 pts |
| 40 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 282.4 | -9.2 pts |
| 41 | Limburg (NL) | 281.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 42 | Warszawski stołeczny | 281.5 | -7.9 pts |
| 43 | Sud-Est | 281.2 | -4.2 pts |
| 44 | Syddanmark | 280.8 | -12.5 pts |
| 45 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 279.6 | +8.7 pts |
| 46 | Friesland (NL) | 279.5 | -18.4 pts |
| 47 | Nord-Est | 279.3 | -9.7 pts |
| 48 | Midtjylland | 278 | -8.1 pts |
| 49 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 277.4 | -5.9 pts |
| 50 | Nordjylland | 276.5 | -16.8 pts |
| 51 | Jihozápad | 275.2 | -8.3 pts |
| 52 | Noord-Holland | 275 | -5.1 pts |
| 53 | Moravskoslezsko | 274.7 | +7.7 pts |
| 54 | Flevoland | 273.5 | -27.3 pts |
| 55 | Noord-Brabant | 272.8 | -14.2 pts |
| 56 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 271.9 | +6.7 pts |
| 57 | Southern | 271.2 | -9.6 pts |
| 58 | Prov. Hainaut | 270.4 | -12.4 pts |
| 59 | Małopolskie | 270.2 | -16.9 pts |
| 60 | Düsseldorf | 268.9 | -10.7 pts |
| 61 | Eastern and Midland | 268.8 | -7.8 pts |
| 62 | Gelderland | 268.8 | -10.2 pts |
| 63 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 268.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 64 | Severovýchod | 267.3 | -9.6 pts |
| 65 | Arnsberg | 267.2 | -18 pts |
| 66 | Münster | 266.4 | -16.6 pts |
| 67 | Champagne-Ardenne | 266.2 | +11.2 pts |
| 68 | Podlaskie | 266 | -9.7 pts |
| 69 | Praha | 266 | -16.6 pts |
| 70 | Schleswig-Holstein | 265 | -6.6 pts |
| 71 | Braunschweig | 264.7 | +5.5 pts |
| 72 | Sostinės regionas | 263.7 | -9.2 pts |
| 73 | Hamburg | 263.5 | -4.6 pts |
| 73 | Lubelskie | 263.5 | -5.5 pts |
| 75 | Picardie | 263.5 | -7.1 pts |
| 76 | Lüneburg | 262.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 77 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 262.3 | +4 pts |
| 78 | Haute-Normandie | 261.8 | -7.6 pts |
| 79 | Lorraine | 261.5 | -7.6 pts |
| 80 | Attiki | 261.2 | -3.3 pts |
| 81 | Opolskie | 261.2 | +35.1 pts |
| 82 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 260.2 | +21.5 pts |
| 83 | Algarve | 260.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 84 | Świętokrzyskie | 259.8 | -33 pts |
| 85 | Prov. Namur | 258 | -10.7 pts |
| 86 | Sud-Muntenia | 257.5 | +4.1 pts |
| 87 | Saarland | 257.5 | -12.3 pts |
| 88 | Berlin | 257.1 | -9.5 pts |
| 89 | Prov. Liège | 256.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 90 | Bremen | 256.6 | -7.2 pts |
| 91 | Asturias | 256.3 | -6.9 pts |
| 92 | Zeeland | 256 | -7.9 pts |
| 93 | Severoiztochen | 256 | -13.1 pts |
| 94 | Kentriki Makedonia | 255.9 | -5.5 pts |
| 95 | Campania | 255.5 | -1 pts |
| 96 | Jihovýchod | 254.7 | -3.9 pts |
| 97 | Köln | 254.1 | -13.6 pts |
| 98 | Střední Morava | 254 | -2.5 pts |
| 99 | Koblenz | 253.5 | -12.6 pts |
| 100 | Centre - Val de Loire | 253.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 101 | Northern and Western | 253.2 | -13.1 pts |
| 102 | Gießen | 253.1 | +6.4 pts |
| 103 | Wien | 252.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 104 | Lombardia | 251.9 | -5.2 pts |
| 105 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 251.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 106 | Bourgogne | 250.9 | +5.7 pts |
| 107 | Hannover | 250.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 108 | Severen tsentralen | 250.6 | +7.5 pts |
| 109 | Trier | 250.3 | -13.6 pts |
| 110 | Poitou-Charentes | 249.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 111 | Bretagne | 249.2 | -5.5 pts |
| 112 | Weser-Ems | 248.7 | -6.1 pts |
| 113 | Brandenburg | 248.1 | -13.8 pts |
| 114 | Oberpfalz | 247.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 115 | Podkarpackie | 247.2 | -12.6 pts |
| 116 | Lazio | 246.3 | -2 pts |
| 116 | Thüringen | 246.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 118 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 245.8 | +2.7 pts |
| 119 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 245.7 | +6.5 pts |
| 120 | Steiermark | 245.4 | +10.6 pts |
| 121 | Piemonte | 244.1 | -4.3 pts |
| 122 | Sardegna | 244.1 | -6.6 pts |
| 123 | Liguria | 243.9 | +5.4 pts |
| 124 | Detmold | 243.8 | -14.5 pts |
| 125 | Pays de la Loire | 243.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 126 | Cantabria | 243.5 | -26.3 pts |
| 127 | Extremadura | 243.1 | -3.3 pts |
| 128 | Auvergne | 242.3 | -4.8 pts |
| 129 | Aquitaine | 241.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 130 | Aragon | 241.6 | -3.4 pts |
| 131 | Leipzig | 241.6 | -8.5 pts |
| 132 | Dytiki Makedonia | 241.4 | +14.8 pts |
| 133 | Niederösterreich | 241 | -10.5 pts |
| 134 | Severozapaden | 240.9 | -17.9 pts |
| 135 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 240.6 | -15.1 pts |
| 136 | Ionia Nisia | 240.6 | -15.6 pts |
| 137 | Mellersta Norrland | 240.5 | -2.9 pts |
| 138 | Kärnten | 240.4 | +3.4 pts |
| 139 | Basque Country | 239.8 | -3.6 pts |
| 140 | Galicia | 239.6 | -3.8 pts |
| 141 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 239.4 | -13.1 pts |
| 142 | Melilla | 239.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 143 | Kriti | 239.2 | -7 pts |
| 144 | Alsace | 239 | -1.1 pts |
| 145 | Darmstadt | 238.5 | -3.2 pts |
| 146 | Ceuta | 238.5 | +2.6 pts |
| 147 | Chemnitz | 238.4 | -5.8 pts |
| 148 | Oberfranken | 238.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 149 | Mittelfranken | 237.6 | -5.5 pts |
| 150 | Burgenland | 237.2 | +8 pts |
| 151 | Sydsverige | 236.9 | -7.9 pts |
| 152 | Dytiki Elláda | 236.8 | -3.1 pts |
| 153 | Niederbayern | 236.3 | -5.7 pts |
| 154 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 236.2 | -5.8 pts |
| 155 | Franche-Comté | 235.8 | -3.1 pts |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 235.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 157 | Basse-Normandie | 235.5 | -17.9 pts |
| 158 | Limousin | 235.2 | -17.9 pts |
| 159 | Thessalia | 234.9 | -4.8 pts |
| 160 | Norte | 234.7 | -3.8 pts |
| 161 | Östra Mellansverige | 234.6 | +4.5 pts |
| 162 | Emilia-Romagna | 233.5 | -5.3 pts |
| 163 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 233.5 | -13.9 pts |
| 164 | Sicilia | 233.3 | +2.8 pts |
| 165 | Kassel | 232.4 | -2.7 pts |
| 166 | Toscana | 232.3 | -4.7 pts |
| 167 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 232 | -5.6 pts |
| 168 | Västsverige | 231.6 | +3.3 pts |
| 169 | Notio Aigaio | 231.2 | -9.6 pts |
| 170 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 230.8 | -1 pts |
| 171 | Småland med öarna | 230.5 | +10.9 pts |
| 172 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 230.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 173 | Dresden | 229.4 | -0 pts |
| 174 | Veneto | 229.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 175 | Norra Mellansverige | 229.1 | -7.3 pts |
| 176 | Unterfranken | 228.2 | +5.3 pts |
| 177 | Åland | 227.9 | -30.5 pts |
| 178 | Voreio Aigaio | 227.8 | +9.2 pts |
| 179 | Canary Islands | 227.8 | -5.2 pts |
| 180 | Andalusia | 227.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 181 | Region of Murcia | 227.1 | -3.6 pts |
| 182 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 226.8 | +3.4 pts |
| 183 | Valencian Community | 226.7 | -4.5 pts |
| 184 | Prov. Antwerpen | 226.5 | -7.8 pts |
| 185 | Castile and León | 225.6 | -4.3 pts |
| 186 | Balearic Islands | 225.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 187 | Castilla-La Mancha | 224.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 188 | Navarre | 224.5 | -7.8 pts |
| 189 | Midi-Pyrénées | 224.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 190 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 223.8 | -3.8 pts |
| 191 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 223.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Karlsruhe | 223 | -10.8 pts |
| 193 | Ile-de-France | 222.1 | -5.8 pts |
| 194 | Umbria | 221.7 | -5.6 pts |
| 195 | Rhône-Alpes | 221.6 | -8.5 pts |
| 196 | Malta | 221.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 197 | Catalonia | 221 | -4.4 pts |
| 198 | Marche | 220.9 | -4 pts |
| 199 | Oberösterreich | 220.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 200 | La Rioja | 220.6 | -15.2 pts |
| 201 | Puglia | 220.2 | -5.6 pts |
| 202 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 220.2 | -7.5 pts |
| 203 | Molise | 220.1 | +21 pts |
| 204 | Länsi-Suomi | 219.7 | -3.4 pts |
| 205 | Freiburg | 219 | -3.7 pts |
| 206 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 218.9 | -14.6 pts |
| 207 | Stockholm | 218.9 | -2.8 pts |
| 208 | Etelä-Suomi | 218.5 | -5.9 pts |
| 209 | Peloponnisos | 218.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 210 | Oberbayern | 218.2 | -6.9 pts |
| 211 | Schwaben | 216.8 | -11.8 pts |
| 212 | Sterea Elláda | 216.6 | -11.5 pts |
| 213 | Vorarlberg | 216.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 214 | Abruzzo | 215.3 | +3.8 pts |
| 214 | Stuttgart | 215.3 | -3.9 pts |
| 216 | Corse | 214.8 | -5.7 pts |
| 217 | Martinique | 213.8 | +11.1 pts |
| 218 | Övre Norrland | 212.6 | +9.9 pts |
| 219 | La Réunion | 210.3 | -5.9 pts |
| 220 | Basilicata | 209.9 | +11.5 pts |
| 221 | Tirol | 209.3 | -16.6 pts |
| 222 | Ipeiros | 209.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 223 | Kýpros | 208.8 | +15 pts |
| 224 | Tübingen | 208.7 | -12.3 pts |
| 225 | Yugoiztochen | 208.6 | +2.3 pts |
| 226 | Calabria | 208.1 | -3.6 pts |
| 227 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 207.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 228 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 206.3 | -21.4 pts |
| 229 | Community of Madrid | 204.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 230 | Yugozapaden | 200.6 | -3.7 pts |
| 231 | Salzburg | 196.2 | -24.9 pts |
| 232 | Guyane | 190.4 | -9.5 pts |
| 233 | Guadeloupe | 167.8 | -14.1 pts |
| 234 | Mayotte | 160.4 | -20.9 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. 10 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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), 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), EU regions (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/eu-regions?period=2017. 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), 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/eu-regions?period=2017.
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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), 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/eu-regions?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Közép-Dunántúl, with 362.2 per 100,000 people in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?
Mayotte, with 160.4 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. 10 regions have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.
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