NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by death rate

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Belgium by death rate, 2020
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Arr. Veurne had the highest death rate of 44 areas in 2020, at 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Arr. Maaseik had the lowest, at 9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Belgium was 11 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest14.8Arr. Veurne

Lowest9Arr. Maaseik

Median11.544 areas

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All areas, 2020

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per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2020 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2019
1	Arr. Veurne	14.8	+1.6 pts
2	Arr. Oostende	13.8	+1.3 pts
3	Arr. Tournai-Mouscron	13.7	+2.7 pts
4	Arr. Liège	13.5	+2.8 pts
4	Arr. Mons	13.5	+2.4 pts
6	Arr. Charleroi	13.3	+2.6 pts
6	Arr. La Louvière	13.3	+1.6 pts
8	Arr. Philippeville	13.2	+2.5 pts
9	Arr. Thuin	13	+1.4 pts
10	Arr. Ieper	12.6	+2.6 pts
11	Arr. Verviers - communes francophones	12.3	+2.8 pts
12	Arr. Ath	12.1	+1.7 pts
12	Arr. Waremme	12.1	+2.6 pts
14	Arr. Huy	12	+1.9 pts
15	Arr. Brugge	11.9	+1 pts
16	Arr. Diksmuide	11.8	+1 pts
17	Arr. Dinant	11.6	+0.6 pts
17	Arr. Kortrijk	11.6	+1.8 pts
17	Arr. Namur	11.6	+1.7 pts
17	Arr. Oudenaarde	11.6	+1.5 pts
17	Arr. Tielt	11.6	+2.4 pts
22	Arr. Aalst	11.5	+1.3 pts
22	Arr. Roeselare	11.5	+2 pts
24	Arr. Dendermonde	11.2	+1.4 pts
25	Arr. Marche-en-Famenne	10.9	+0.8 pts
25	Arr. Soignies	10.9	+0.9 pts
27	Arr. Bastogne	10.8	+1.8 pts
27	Arr. Eeklo	10.8	+1 pts
27	Arr. Neufchâteau	10.8	+0.9 pts
30	Arr. Tongeren	10.6	+1.3 pts
30	Bezirk Verviers - Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft	10.6	+1.2 pts
32	Arr. Antwerpen	10.5	+1.3 pts
33	Arr. Mechelen	10.4	+1 pts
33	Arr. Sint-Niklaas	10.4	+1.3 pts
35	Arr. Gent	10.2	+0.9 pts
35	Arr. Hasselt	10.2	+1 pts
35	Arr. Leuven	10.2	+0.8 pts
38	Arr. Turnhout	10.1	+1.3 pts
39	Arr. Nivelles	10	+1.4 pts
39	Arr. Virton	10	+0.9 pts
41	Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde	9.7	+1 pts
42	Arr. Arlon	9.6	+1.5 pts
43	Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad	9	+1.7 pts
43	Arr. Maaseik	9	+1 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

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

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest death rate?

Arr. Veurne, with 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Arr. Maaseik, with 9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.