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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 2016, at 257.1 per 100,000 people. Basilicata had the lowest, at 198.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 231.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Italy was 241 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest257.1Lombardia
Lowest198.4Basilicata
Median231.921 regions
Italy241History

All regions, 2016

Lombardia: 257.1 per 100,000 peopleLombardia257.1Campania: 256.5 per 100,000 peopleCampania256.5Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 255.7 per 100,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste255.7Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 252.5 per 100,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia252.5Sardegna: 250.6 per 100,000 peopleSardegna250.6Piemonte: 248.4 per 100,000 peoplePiemonte248.4Lazio: 248.3 per 100,000 peopleLazio248.3Emilia-Romagna: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna238.8Liguria: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleLiguria238.5Toscana: 237 per 100,000 peopleToscana237Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 231.9 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento231.9Veneto: 230.6 per 100,000 peopleVeneto230.6Sicilia: 230.5 per 100,000 peopleSicilia230.5Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 227.7 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…227.7Umbria: 227.3 per 100,000 peopleUmbria227.3Puglia: 225.9 per 100,000 peoplePuglia225.9Marche: 225 per 100,000 peopleMarche225Calabria: 211.6 per 100,000 peopleCalabria211.6Abruzzo: 211.5 per 100,000 peopleAbruzzo211.5Molise: 199.1 per 100,000 peopleMolise199.1Basilicata: 198.4 per 100,000 peopleBasilicata198.4Lombardia: 257.1 per 100,000 peopleLombardia257.1Campania: 256.5 per 100,000 peopleCampania256.5Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 255.7 per 100,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste255.7Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 252.5 per 100,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia252.5Sardegna: 250.6 per 100,000 peopleSardegna250.6Piemonte: 248.4 per 100,000 peoplePiemonte248.4Lazio: 248.3 per 100,000 peopleLazio248.3Emilia-Romagna: 238.8 per 100,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna238.8Liguria: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleLiguria238.5Toscana: 237 per 100,000 peopleToscana237Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 231.9 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento231.9Veneto: 230.6 per 100,000 peopleVeneto230.6Sicilia: 230.5 per 100,000 peopleSicilia230.5Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 227.7 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen227.7Umbria: 227.3 per 100,000 peopleUmbria227.3Puglia: 225.9 per 100,000 peoplePuglia225.9Marche: 225 per 100,000 peopleMarche225Calabria: 211.6 per 100,000 peopleCalabria211.6Abruzzo: 211.5 per 100,000 peopleAbruzzo211.5Molise: 199.1 per 100,000 peopleMolise199.1Basilicata: 198.4 per 100,000 peopleBasilicata198.4
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

RankRegions2016
per 100,000 people		Change on 2015
1Lombardia257.1-3.2 pts
2Campania256.5-3 pts
3Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste255.7-10.6 pts
4Friuli-Venezia Giulia252.5-4.6 pts
5Sardegna250.6-1.2 pts
6Piemonte248.4-8.2 pts
7Lazio248.3-6.3 pts
8Emilia-Romagna238.8-4.3 pts
9Liguria238.5-8.9 pts
10Toscana237-4.2 pts
11Provincia Autonoma di Trento231.9-2.4 pts
12Veneto230.6-5.4 pts
13Sicilia230.5-2.3 pts
14Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen227.7+11.2 pts
15Umbria227.3+14.2 pts
16Puglia225.9-1.8 pts
17Marche225+0.1 pts
18Calabria211.6+0.3 pts
19Abruzzo211.5+1.2 pts
20Molise199.1-5.2 pts
21Basilicata198.4-16.5 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), 2016) [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), 2016. 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=2016. 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), 2016. 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=2016.

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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), 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lombardia, with 257.1 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Basilicata, with 198.4 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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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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