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

Lombardia had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 21 regions in 2012, at 278 per 100,000 people. Molise had the lowest, at 206.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 255.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Italy was 258.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest278Lombardia
Lowest206.8Molise
Median255.221 regions
Italy258.4History

All regions, 2012

Lombardia: 278 per 100,000 peopleLombardia278Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 276 per 100,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia276Campania: 269.3 per 100,000 peopleCampania269.3Lazio: 267 per 100,000 peopleLazio267Piemonte: 266.1 per 100,000 peoplePiemonte266.1Sardegna: 263.4 per 100,000 peopleSardegna263.4Liguria: 259.6 per 100,000 peopleLiguria259.6Emilia-Romagna: 256 per 100,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna256Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 255.8 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento255.8Veneto: 255.7 per 100,000 peopleVeneto255.7Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 255.2 per 100,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste255.2Toscana: 253.8 per 100,000 peopleToscana253.8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 252.8 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…252.8Marche: 245.3 per 100,000 peopleMarche245.3Sicilia: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleSicilia241.6Umbria: 240.3 per 100,000 peopleUmbria240.3Puglia: 240.2 per 100,000 peoplePuglia240.2Calabria: 222.3 per 100,000 peopleCalabria222.3Basilicata: 216 per 100,000 peopleBasilicata216Abruzzo: 214.7 per 100,000 peopleAbruzzo214.7Molise: 206.8 per 100,000 peopleMolise206.8Lombardia: 278 per 100,000 peopleLombardia278Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 276 per 100,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia276Campania: 269.3 per 100,000 peopleCampania269.3Lazio: 267 per 100,000 peopleLazio267Piemonte: 266.1 per 100,000 peoplePiemonte266.1Sardegna: 263.4 per 100,000 peopleSardegna263.4Liguria: 259.6 per 100,000 peopleLiguria259.6Emilia-Romagna: 256 per 100,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna256Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 255.8 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento255.8Veneto: 255.7 per 100,000 peopleVeneto255.7Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 255.2 per 100,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste255.2Toscana: 253.8 per 100,000 peopleToscana253.8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 252.8 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen252.8Marche: 245.3 per 100,000 peopleMarche245.3Sicilia: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleSicilia241.6Umbria: 240.3 per 100,000 peopleUmbria240.3Puglia: 240.2 per 100,000 peoplePuglia240.2Calabria: 222.3 per 100,000 peopleCalabria222.3Basilicata: 216 per 100,000 peopleBasilicata216Abruzzo: 214.7 per 100,000 peopleAbruzzo214.7Molise: 206.8 per 100,000 peopleMolise206.8
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

RankRegions2012
per 100,000 people		Change on 2011
1Lombardia278-0.9 pts
2Friuli-Venezia Giulia276-5 pts
3Campania269.3-3.3 pts
4Lazio267-4.2 pts
5Piemonte266.1-5 pts
6Sardegna263.4-0.6 pts
7Liguria259.6-10.6 pts
8Emilia-Romagna256-3.4 pts
9Provincia Autonoma di Trento255.8-10.4 pts
10Veneto255.7-4.7 pts
11Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste255.2-28.1 pts
12Toscana253.8+1.1 pts
13Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen252.8+12.7 pts
14Marche245.3+7.4 pts
15Sicilia241.6-1.6 pts
16Umbria240.3+7.7 pts
17Puglia240.2-4 pts
18Calabria222.3+5 pts
19Basilicata216-4.9 pts
20Abruzzo214.7-11.7 pts
21Molise206.8-16.4 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.

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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) (Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012) [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 Italy (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012. 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/italy-regions?period=2012. 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). Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012. 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/italy-regions?period=2012.

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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), Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/italy-regions?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lombardia, with 278 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Molise, with 206.8 per 100,000 people in 2012.

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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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