EU regions (NUTS 2) by death rate

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by death rate, 2016
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Severozapaden had the highest death rate of 241 regions in 2016, at 20.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.1Severozapaden

Lowest2.9Mayotte

Median10.3241 regions

European Union (27)10.2History

Top 40 regions, 2016

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2016 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2015
1	Severozapaden	20.1	-0.1 pts
2	Severen tsentralen	17.7	-0.1 pts
3	Yugoiztochen	15.4	-0.3 pts
4	Alentejo	15.3	0 pts
4	Yuzhen tsentralen	15.3	-0.1 pts
6	Severoiztochen	15	-0.2 pts
6	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	15	0 pts
8	Chemnitz	14.6	-0.3 pts
8	Latvija	14.6	+0.2 pts
10	Észak-Magyarország	14.5	-0.2 pts
10	Sud-Muntenia	14.5	+0.2 pts
12	Sud-Est	14.1	+0.3 pts
13	Dél-Alföld	14	-0.6 pts
13	Sachsen-Anhalt	14	-0.4 pts
15	Dél-Dunántúl	13.9	-0.6 pts
16	Sud-Vest Oltenia	13.8	-0.5 pts
16	Yugozapaden	13.8	-0.1 pts
18	Liguria	13.4	-1 pts
18	Nord-Est	13.4	-0.1 pts
20	Közép-Dunántúl	13.1	-0.5 pts
20	Thüringen	13.1	-0.2 pts
20	Vest	13.1	-0.4 pts
23	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	12.9	+0.6 pts
23	Saarland	12.9	-0.6 pts
25	Nyugat-Dunántúl	12.8	-0.2 pts
25	Voreio Aigaio	12.8	-0.4 pts
27	Asturias	12.7	-0.3 pts
27	Észak-Alföld	12.7	-0.3 pts
27	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	12.7	0 pts
30	Limousin	12.6	-0.3 pts
31	Sostinės regionas	12.5	-0.1 pts
32	Brandenburg	12.4	0 pts
32	Braunschweig	12.4	-0.1 pts
32	Centro (PT)	12.4	+0.3 pts
32	Dresden	12.4	-0.4 pts
32	Peloponnisos	12.4	-0.8 pts
37	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	12.3	-0.3 pts
37	Arnsberg	12.3	-0.2 pts
37	Ionia Nisia	12.3	-0.6 pts
40	Budapest	12.2	-0.4 pts
40	Centru	12.2	-0.2 pts
40	Jadranska Hrvatska	12.2	-0.4 pts
40	Koblenz	12.2	0 pts
40	Łódzkie	12.2	-0.3 pts
40	Nord-Vest	12.2	-0.4 pts
46	Kassel	12.1	-0.4 pts
46	Oberfranken	12.1	-0.5 pts
46	Sterea Elláda	12.1	-0.1 pts
46	Thessalia	12.1	+0.3 pts
50	Dytiki Makedonia	11.9	-0.4 pts
50	Leipzig	11.9	-0.3 pts
52	Hannover	11.8	-0.4 pts
52	Ipeiros	11.8	-0.4 pts
52	Schleswig-Holstein	11.8	0 pts
55	Düsseldorf	11.7	-0.4 pts
55	Eesti	11.7	+0.1 pts
55	Galicia	11.7	+0.1 pts
55	Lüneburg	11.7	+0.1 pts
59	Algarve	11.6	+0.9 pts
59	Castile and León	11.6	-0.3 pts
59	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	11.6	-0.5 pts
59	Molise	11.6	-0.9 pts
59	Piemonte	11.6	-0.7 pts
59	Umbria	11.6	-0.6 pts
65	Bremen	11.5	-0.2 pts
65	Mellersta Norrland	11.5	-0.7 pts
67	Pest	11.4	-0.6 pts
67	Toscana	11.4	-0.7 pts
69	Auvergne	11.3	0 pts
69	Bourgogne	11.3	0 pts
69	Bucureşti-Ilfov	11.3	0 pts
69	Dytiki Elláda	11.3	-0.3 pts
69	Marche	11.3	-0.5 pts
69	Norra Mellansverige	11.3	-0.4 pts
69	Prov. Hainaut	11.3	-0.1 pts
69	Świętokrzyskie	11.3	-0.3 pts
77	Etelä-Suomi	11.2	+0.4 pts
77	Kentriki Makedonia	11.2	0 pts
79	Detmold	11.1	+0.1 pts
79	Emilia-Romagna	11.1	-0.5 pts
81	Abruzzo	11	-0.6 pts
81	Burgenland	11	-0.4 pts
81	Münster	11	0 pts
81	Poitou-Charentes	11	0 pts
81	Trier	11	-0.5 pts
81	Weser-Ems	11	+0.1 pts
87	Basilicata	10.9	-0.3 pts
87	Gießen	10.9	-0.6 pts
87	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	10.9	+0.3 pts
87	Severozápad	10.9	-0.2 pts
87	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	10.9	-0.9 pts
92	Moravskoslezsko	10.8	-0.3 pts
92	Oberpfalz	10.8	-0.4 pts
92	Śląskie	10.8	-0.3 pts
95	Basse-Normandie	10.7	+0.1 pts
95	Dolnośląskie	10.7	-0.3 pts
95	Mazowiecki regionalny	10.7	-0.1 pts
95	Mittelfranken	10.7	-0.5 pts
95	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	10.7	-0.5 pts
95	Unterfranken	10.7	-0.5 pts
101	Kärnten	10.6	-0.2 pts
101	Niederbayern	10.6	-0.6 pts
101	Podlaskie	10.6	0 pts
101	Prov. Liège	10.6	-0.4 pts
101	Sjælland	10.6	+0.2 pts
101	Střední Morava	10.6	-0.3 pts
107	Attiki	10.5	-0.1 pts
107	Länsi-Suomi	10.5	+0.3 pts
107	Lubelskie	10.5	-0.2 pts
107	Opolskie	10.5	-0.5 pts
107	Övre Norrland	10.5	-0.2 pts
107	Západné Slovensko	10.5	-0.1 pts
113	Bretagne	10.4	+0.2 pts
113	Drenthe	10.4	+0.2 pts
113	Extremadura	10.4	-0.2 pts
113	Jihozápad	10.4	-0.5 pts
113	Península de Setúbal	10.4	+0.2 pts
113	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	10.4	-0.3 pts
113	Vzhodna Slovenija	10.4	-0.1 pts
120	Karlsruhe	10.3	-0.1 pts
120	Köln	10.3	-0.3 pts
120	Limburg (NL)	10.3	-0.3 pts
120	Prov. Namur	10.3	-0.3 pts
120	Região Autónoma da Madeira	10.3	+0.1 pts
125	Åland	10.2	+0.4 pts
125	Aragon	10.2	-0.6 pts
125	Cantabria	10.2	-0.1 pts
125	Centre - Val de Loire	10.2	0 pts
125	Languedoc-Roussillon	10.2	+0.1 pts
125	Niederösterreich	10.2	-0.3 pts
125	Nordjylland	10.2	0 pts
125	Zeeland	10.2	-0.1 pts
133	Severovýchod	10.1	-0.4 pts
133	Zachodniopomorskie	10.1	-0.1 pts
135	Champagne-Ardenne	10	-0.1 pts
135	Freiburg	10	-0.2 pts
135	Kujawsko-pomorskie	10	+0.1 pts
135	Região Autónoma dos Açores	10	+0.5 pts
135	Schwaben	10	-0.3 pts
135	Sicilia	10	-0.6 pts
135	Småland med öarna	10	-0.4 pts
135	Steiermark	10	-0.5 pts
135	Stredné Slovensko	10	-0.2 pts
135	Warmińsko-mazurskie	10	+0.2 pts
145	Aquitaine	9.9	-0.1 pts
145	Calabria	9.9	-0.5 pts
145	Jihovýchod	9.9	-0.4 pts
145	Lazio	9.9	-0.2 pts
145	Lubuskie	9.9	-0.2 pts
145	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	9.9	0 pts
145	Warszawski stołeczny	9.9	-0.1 pts
152	Lorraine	9.8	0 pts
152	Sardegna	9.8	-0.2 pts
152	Veneto	9.8	-0.3 pts
155	Basque Country	9.7	-0.2 pts
155	Darmstadt	9.7	-0.5 pts
155	Friesland (NL)	9.7	+0.3 pts
155	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	9.7	+0.2 pts
159	Berlin	9.6	-0.2 pts
159	Groningen	9.6	+0.2 pts
159	Hamburg	9.6	-0.3 pts
159	Midi-Pyrénées	9.6	0 pts
159	Syddanmark	9.6	-0.1 pts
164	Grande Lisboa	9.5	+0.1 pts
164	Kriti	9.5	-0.3 pts
164	Lombardia	9.5	-0.5 pts
164	Norte	9.5	+0.2 pts
164	Östra Mellansverige	9.5	+0.1 pts
164	Praha	9.5	-0.3 pts
164	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	9.5	-0.4 pts
164	Střední Čechy	9.5	-0.4 pts
164	Stuttgart	9.5	-0.3 pts
173	Castilla-La Mancha	9.4	-0.3 pts
173	Franche-Comté	9.4	+0.1 pts
173	La Rioja	9.4	-0.4 pts
173	Picardie	9.4	+0.1 pts
173	Tübingen	9.4	-0.3 pts
173	Wielkopolskie	9.4	-0.2 pts
179	Bratislavský kraj	9.3	-0.1 pts
179	Corse	9.3	-0.1 pts
179	Haute-Normandie	9.3	0 pts
179	Pomorskie	9.3	+0.1 pts
179	Puglia	9.3	-0.5 pts
179	Sydsverige	9.3	0 pts
185	Campania	9.2	-0.6 pts
185	Małopolskie	9.2	-0.2 pts
185	Podkarpackie	9.2	-0.1 pts
185	Prov. Antwerpen	9.2	-0.3 pts
185	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	9.2	-0.2 pts
190	Nord-Pas de Calais	9.1	-0.1 pts
190	Västsverige	9.1	0 pts
192	Pays de la Loire	9	-0.1 pts
192	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	9	-0.2 pts
194	Gelderland	8.9	+0.1 pts
194	Navarre	8.9	0 pts
194	Noord-Brabant	8.9	+0.1 pts
194	Oberbayern	8.9	-0.3 pts
198	Martinique	8.8	+0.7 pts
198	Oberösterreich	8.8	-0.6 pts
198	Overijssel	8.8	+0.1 pts
198	Prov. Brabant wallon	8.8	-0.5 pts
202	Notio Aigaio	8.6	+0.1 pts
202	Valencian Community	8.6	-0.4 pts
202	Východné Slovensko	8.6	-0.5 pts
202	Wien	8.6	-0.5 pts
206	Catalonia	8.5	-0.2 pts
206	Hovedstaden	8.5	-0.1 pts
206	Midtjylland	8.5	0 pts
206	Zahodna Slovenija	8.5	-0.1 pts
210	Prov. Limburg (BE)	8.4	-0.2 pts
210	Zuid-Holland	8.4	0 pts
212	Alsace	8.3	-0.2 pts
212	Noord-Holland	8.3	0 pts
214	Andalusia	8.2	-0.4 pts
214	Salzburg	8.2	-0.1 pts
216	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	8.1	-0.3 pts
217	Guadeloupe	7.9	+0.8 pts
217	Rhône-Alpes	7.9	-0.1 pts
217	Tirol	7.9	-0.3 pts
220	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	7.6	-0.2 pts
220	Utrecht	7.6	+0.1 pts
220	Vorarlberg	7.6	-0.2 pts
223	Helsinki-Uusimaa	7.4	+0.1 pts
223	Malta	7.4	-0.3 pts
223	Region of Murcia	7.4	-0.3 pts
226	Southern	7.3	+0.3 pts
227	Northern and Western	7.2	+0.1 pts
228	Balearic Islands	7.1	-0.4 pts
228	Canary Islands	7.1	-0.1 pts
228	Stockholm	7.1	0 pts
231	Community of Madrid	7	-0.3 pts
232	Luxembourg Series break	6.8	-0.2 pts
233	Kýpros	6.3	-0.5 pts
234	Ile-de-France	6.1	-0.1 pts
235	Ceuta	6	0 pts
236	Flevoland	5.9	+0.3 pts
237	Melilla	5.7	-0.4 pts
238	Eastern and Midland	5.6	-0.2 pts
239	La Réunion	5.5	+0.2 pts
240	Guyane	3.3	+0.1 pts
241	Mayotte	2.9	+0.2 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 regions are compared on one definition. 3 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2016 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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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Which region has the highest death rate?

Severozapaden, with 20.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Mayotte, with 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016.

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. 3 regions have no value for 2016 and are not ranked.