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EU regions (NUTS 2) by death rate

Severozapaden had the highest death rate of 241 regions in 2018, at 20.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mayotte had the lowest, at 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.8Severozapaden
Lowest2.9Mayotte
Median10.7241 regions
European Union (27)10.5History

Top 40 regions, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 20.8 per 1,000 inhabitants20.8Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 19 per 1,000 inhabitants19YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2SeveroiztochenSeveroiztochen: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Yuzhen tsentralenYuzhen tsentralen: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7ChemnitzChemnitz: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6AlentejoAlentejo: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1LatvijaLatvija: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15Sud-EstSud-Est: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Sud-MunteniaSud-Muntenia: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos region…Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Dél-DunántúlDél-Dunántúl: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Dél-AlföldDél-Alföld: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5LiguriaLiguria: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5Nord-EstNord-Est: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2SaarlandSaarland: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14Sud-Vest OlteniaSud-Vest Oltenia: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14YugozapadenYugozapaden: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14ThüringenThüringen: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Közép-DunántúlKözép-Dunántúl: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4Nyugat-DunántúlNyugat-Dunántúl: 13.3 per 1,000 inhabitants13.3VestVest: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1BrandenburgBrandenburg: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13DresdenDresden: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Oeste e Vale do TejoOeste e Vale do Tejo: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13AsturiasAsturias: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9BraunschweigBraunschweig: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9ŁódzkieŁódzkie: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8ArnsbergArnsberg: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Centro (PT)Centro (PT): 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Jadranska HrvatskaJadranska Hrvatska: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7KasselKassel: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7LimousinLimousin: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Nord-VestNord-Vest: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Severozapaden20.80 pts
2Severen tsentralen19+0.3 pts
3Yugoiztochen16.2+0.1 pts
4Severoiztochen16+0.4 pts
5Yuzhen tsentralen15.7-0.2 pts
6Chemnitz15.6+0.6 pts
7Alentejo15.4+0.5 pts
8Észak-Magyarország15.2+0.1 pts
9Sachsen-Anhalt15.1+0.4 pts
10Latvija15+0.2 pts
11Sud-Est14.8+0.4 pts
11Sud-Muntenia14.8+0.1 pts
11Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas14.8-0.1 pts
14Dél-Dunántúl14.6-0.1 pts
15Dél-Alföld14.5-0.4 pts
15Liguria14.5+0.2 pts
17Nord-Est14.2+0.6 pts
18Saarland14+0.7 pts
18Sud-Vest Oltenia14-0.1 pts
18Yugozapaden14+0.1 pts
21Thüringen13.9+0.3 pts
22Közép-Dunántúl13.7-0.1 pts
23Mecklenburg-Vorpommern13.6+0.7 pts
24Észak-Alföld13.4+0.4 pts
25Nyugat-Dunántúl13.3-0.1 pts
26Vest13.2-0.4 pts
27Peloponnisos13.1-0.5 pts
28Brandenburg13+0.3 pts
28Dresden13+0.3 pts
28Oeste e Vale do Tejo13+0.4 pts
31Asturias12.9+0.1 pts
31Braunschweig12.9+0.3 pts
31Łódzkie12.9+0.3 pts
34Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki12.8-0.7 pts
35Arnsberg12.7+0.4 pts
35Centro (PT)12.7+0.2 pts
35Jadranska Hrvatska12.7-0.4 pts
35Kassel12.7+0.5 pts
35Limousin12.7+0.1 pts
35Nord-Vest12.7+0.1 pts
41Budapest12.60 pts
41Centru12.6+0.3 pts
41Ionia Nisia12.6-0.4 pts
41Leipzig12.6+0.4 pts
41Oberfranken12.60 pts
41Sterea Elláda12.6-0.2 pts
47Koblenz12.5+0.1 pts
48Piemonte12.4+0.1 pts
48Schleswig-Holstein12.4+0.5 pts
50Dytiki Makedonia12.3-0.3 pts
50Hannover12.3+0.2 pts
52Düsseldorf12.2+0.3 pts
52Ipeiros12.2-0.3 pts
52Lüneburg12.2+0.3 pts
52Voreio Aigaio12.2-0.7 pts
56Castile and León12.1+0.2 pts
56Molise12.1-0.4 pts
56Sostinės regionas12.1+0.1 pts
56Thessalia12.1-0.4 pts
60Friuli-Venezia Giulia120 pts
60Galicia12+0.2 pts
62Eesti11.9+0.1 pts
62Świętokrzyskie11.9+0.3 pts
64Bremen11.8+0.2 pts
64Pest11.8-0.2 pts
66Toscana11.7-0.3 pts
66Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste11.7+0.2 pts
68Algarve11.6-0.1 pts
68Śląskie11.6+0.2 pts
68Trier11.6+0.3 pts
71Bourgogne11.5-0.1 pts
71Bucureşti-Ilfov11.5+0.2 pts
71Detmold11.5+0.3 pts
71Dolnośląskie11.5+0.3 pts
71Kentriki Makedonia11.5-0.2 pts
71Severozápad11.5+0.2 pts
71Umbria11.5-0.8 pts
78Dytiki Elláda11.4-0.4 pts
78Etelä-Suomi11.4+0.3 pts
78Gießen11.4-0.1 pts
78Mazowiecki regionalny11.4+0.3 pts
78Münster11.4+0.3 pts
78Poitou-Charentes11.4+0.1 pts
78Rheinhessen-Pfalz11.4+0.2 pts
85Abruzzo11.3-0.5 pts
85Auvergne11.3-0.3 pts
85Burgenland11.3-0.2 pts
85Lubelskie11.3+0.2 pts
85Marche11.3-0.8 pts
85Mellersta Norrland11.3-0.5 pts
85Moravskoslezsko11.3+0.1 pts
85Opolskie11.3-0.2 pts
85Unterfranken11.3+0.1 pts
85Weser-Ems11.3+0.4 pts
95Emilia-Romagna11.2-0.3 pts
95Oberpfalz11.2+0.4 pts
95Podlaskie11.2+0.4 pts
95Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi11.2+0.3 pts
95Prov. Hainaut11.2+0.2 pts
100Basilicata11.1-0.4 pts
100Basse-Normandie11.1+0.3 pts
100Zachodniopomorskie11.1+0.5 pts
103Kujawsko-pomorskie11+0.7 pts
103Mittelfranken11-0.1 pts
103Sjælland11+0.2 pts
106Drenthe10.9+0.3 pts
106Kärnten10.9+0.1 pts
106Köln10.9+0.4 pts
106Lubuskie10.9+0.7 pts
106Norra Mellansverige10.9-0.3 pts
106Prov. West-Vlaanderen10.90 pts
106Região Autónoma da Madeira10.9+0.9 pts
106Střední Morava10.9-0.1 pts
114Niederbayern10.8-0.1 pts
114Severovýchod10.8+0.3 pts
114Vzhodna Slovenija10.8+0.1 pts
114Západné Slovensko10.80 pts
118Aragon10.7-0.1 pts
118Extremadura10.7-0.1 pts
118Limburg (NL)10.7+0.1 pts
118Övre Norrland10.7+0.2 pts
118Prov. Liège10.70 pts
123Attiki10.6-0.4 pts
123Bretagne10.6+0.2 pts
123Jihozápad10.6-0.1 pts
123Sicilia10.6-0.4 pts
123Warmińsko-mazurskie10.6+0.4 pts
123Warszawski stołeczny10.6+0.3 pts
123Zeeland10.6+0.3 pts
130Cantabria10.5+0.3 pts
130Jihovýchod10.5+0.1 pts
130Karlsruhe10.5+0.1 pts
130Languedoc-Roussillon10.5+0.2 pts
130Länsi-Suomi10.50 pts
130Niederösterreich10.5+0.1 pts
130Nordjylland10.5+0.7 pts
130Península de Setúbal10.5+0.3 pts
138Centre - Val de Loire10.40 pts
139Calabria10.3-0.5 pts
139Champagne-Ardenne10.30 pts
139Prov. Namur10.3-0.1 pts
139Schwaben10.3+0.1 pts
139Stredné Slovensko10.3+0.1 pts
144Aquitaine10.2-0.1 pts
144Freiburg10.2+0.1 pts
144La Rioja10.2+0.5 pts
144Syddanmark10.2+0.4 pts
148Lorraine10.1+0.2 pts
148Småland med öarna10.1-0.2 pts
148Steiermark10.1-0.3 pts
148Střední Čechy10.1+0.3 pts
148Veneto10.10 pts
148Wielkopolskie10.1+0.5 pts
154Darmstadt10+0.1 pts
154Lombardia100 pts
154Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur10-0.1 pts
154Sardegna10-0.3 pts
158Basque Country9.90 pts
158Berlin9.9+0.3 pts
158Friesland (NL)9.9+0.2 pts
158Hamburg9.9+0.2 pts
158Lazio9.9-0.5 pts
163Grande Lisboa9.8+0.5 pts
163Norte9.8+0.3 pts
163Stuttgart9.8+0.1 pts
166Franche-Comté9.7+0.2 pts
166Groningen9.70 pts
166Małopolskie9.7+0.2 pts
166Midi-Pyrénées9.7-0.2 pts
166Pomorskie9.7+0.2 pts
166Prov. Luxembourg (BE)9.7+0.1 pts
166Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen9.7+0.1 pts
166Puglia9.7-0.4 pts
166Tübingen9.7+0.1 pts
175Bratislavský kraj9.6+0.1 pts
175Castilla-La Mancha9.6-0.3 pts
175Haute-Normandie9.6+0.2 pts
175Região Autónoma dos Açores9.6+0.2 pts
179Kriti9.5-0.7 pts
179Picardie9.5+0.1 pts
179Praha9.50 pts
182Nord-Pas de Calais9.4+0.2 pts
182Östra Mellansverige9.40 pts
182Podkarpackie9.4+0.1 pts
182Prov. Antwerpen9.40 pts
186Campania9.3-0.5 pts
187Åland9.2+1.2 pts
187Corse9.2-0.2 pts
187Gelderland9.2+0.1 pts
187Oberösterreich9.20 pts
187Pays de la Loire9.20 pts
187Prov. Vlaams-Brabant9.2+0.2 pts
187Provincia Autonoma di Trento9.2-0.2 pts
187Sydsverige9.2-0.1 pts
195Noord-Brabant9.1+0.1 pts
195Overijssel9.1+0.2 pts
195Valencian Community9.1+0.1 pts
198Martinique9+0.3 pts
198Navarre9-0.1 pts
198Oberbayern9-0.1 pts
198Västsverige9-0.2 pts
202Midtjylland8.9+0.3 pts
202Východné Slovensko8.90 pts
202Wien8.9+0.2 pts
202Zahodna Slovenija8.9-0.1 pts
206Alsace8.8+0.3 pts
206Catalonia8.80 pts
206Prov. Brabant wallon8.8-0.3 pts
206Prov. Limburg (BE)8.8+0.2 pts
210Andalusia8.7+0.2 pts
211Hovedstaden8.5+0.1 pts
211Zuid-Holland8.5+0.1 pts
213Notio Aigaio8.4-0.3 pts
213Salzburg8.4-0.1 pts
215Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen8.3-0.1 pts
216Noord-Holland8.2+0.1 pts
216Tirol8.2+0.3 pts
218Guadeloupe8+0.3 pts
218Rhône-Alpes8-0.1 pts
220Vorarlberg7.9-0.1 pts
221Utrecht7.7+0.1 pts
222Canary Islands7.6+0.4 pts
222Malta7.60 pts
222Region of Murcia7.6-0.2 pts
225Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest7.4-0.1 pts
226Helsinki-Uusimaa7.30 pts
227Balearic Islands7.1-0.3 pts
227Community of Madrid7.1-0.1 pts
227Luxembourg7.10 pts
227Northern and Western7.1+0.1 pts
231Southern7+0.1 pts
231Stockholm7+0.1 pts
233Kýpros6.5-0.4 pts
234Ceuta6.3-0.3 pts
235Ile-de-France6.20 pts
236Flevoland6+0.4 pts
236Melilla6+0.3 pts
238La Réunion5.8+0.3 pts
239Eastern and Midland5.70 pts
240Guyane3.2-0.3 pts
241Mayotte2.90 pts

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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 2018 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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 20.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Mayotte, with 2.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

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