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EU regions (NUTS 2) by death rate

Severozapaden had the highest death rate of 244 regions in 2020, at 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mayotte had the lowest, at 3.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24.1Severozapaden
Lowest3.4Mayotte
Median11.6244 regions
European Union (27)11.6History

Top 40 regions, 2020

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SeverozapadenSeverozapaden: 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants24.1Severen tsentralenSeveren tsentralen: 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitants22.7Yuzhen tsentralenYuzhen tsentralen: 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitants19.2SeveroiztochenSeveroiztochen: 18.6 per 1,000 inhabitants18.6YugoiztochenYugoiztochen: 18.6 per 1,000 inhabitants18.6ChemnitzChemnitz: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Sud-MunteniaSud-Muntenia: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Panonska HrvatskaPanonska Hrvatska: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1LiguriaLiguria: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9AlentejoAlentejo: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Sud-EstSud-Est: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6Észak-MagyarországÉszak-Magyarország: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos region…Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5YugozapadenYugozapaden: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3Dél-AlföldDél-Alföld: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Sud-Vest OlteniaSud-Vest Oltenia: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Nord-EstNord-Est: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Dél-DunántúlDél-Dunántúl: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5VestVest: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5Anatoliki Makedonia, ThrakiAnatoliki Makedonia, Thraki: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3PiemontePiemonte: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3LatvijaLatvija: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Castile and LeónCastile and León: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1DresdenDresden: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15CentruCentru: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Közép-DunántúlKözép-Dunántúl: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8ŁódzkieŁódzkie: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Dytiki MakedoniaDytiki Makedonia: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Észak-AlföldÉszak-Alföld: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Nord-VestNord-Vest: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Nyugat-DunántúlNyugat-Dunántúl: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6ŚwiętokrzyskieŚwiętokrzyskie: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’AosteValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Sjeverna HrvatskaSjeverna Hrvatska: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4AsturiasAsturias: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3ThüringenThüringen: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2SaarlandSaarland: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14ThessaliaThessalia: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14PeloponnisosPeloponnisos: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Severozapaden24.1+2.9 pts
2Severen tsentralen22.7+3.7 pts
3Yuzhen tsentralen19.2+3.2 pts
4Severoiztochen18.6+2.6 pts
4Yugoiztochen18.6+2.3 pts
6Chemnitz17.5+2.2 pts
6Sud-Muntenia Estimated17.5+2.6 pts
8Panonska Hrvatska17.1n/a
9Liguria16.9+2.9 pts
10Alentejo16.7+1.1 pts
11Sud-Est Estimated16.6+1.8 pts
12Észak-Magyarország16.5+1.4 pts
12Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas16.5+2.1 pts
14Yugozapaden16.3+2.2 pts
15Dél-Alföld15.9+1.3 pts
15Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated15.9+1.7 pts
17Nord-Est Estimated15.8+2 pts
18Dél-Dunántúl15.6+0.9 pts
19Sachsen-Anhalt15.5+0.8 pts
19Vest Estimated15.5+2.3 pts
21Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki15.3+2 pts
21Piemonte15.3+3 pts
23Latvija15.2+0.7 pts
24Castile and León15.1+3.1 pts
25Dresden15+2.2 pts
26Centru Estimated14.8+2.3 pts
26Közép-Dunántúl14.8+1.3 pts
26Łódzkie Series break14.8+2.3 pts
29Dytiki Makedonia14.7+1.5 pts
29Észak-Alföld14.7+1.3 pts
29Nord-Vest Estimated14.7+2.3 pts
32Nyugat-Dunántúl14.6+1.7 pts
32Świętokrzyskie Series break14.6+2.7 pts
32Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste14.6+3.5 pts
35Sjeverna Hrvatska14.4n/a
36Asturias14.3+1.7 pts
37Thüringen14.2+0.5 pts
38Saarland14+0.3 pts
38Thessalia14+1.2 pts
40Peloponnisos13.8+0.1 pts
41Brandenburg13.7+1 pts
41Jadranska Hrvatska13.7+1.1 pts
41Kentriki Makedonia13.7+1.7 pts
41Oeste e Vale do Tejo13.7+1 pts
41Opolskie Series break13.7+2.4 pts
41Śląskie Series break13.7+2.2 pts
47Centro (PT)13.6+1 pts
47Friuli-Venezia Giulia13.6+1.8 pts
47Lombardia13.6+3.6 pts
47Mazowiecki regionalny Series break13.6+2.3 pts
47Mecklenburg-Vorpommern13.6+0.1 pts
47Molise13.6+1.5 pts
53Budapest13.4+1.1 pts
53Lubelskie Series break13.4+2.4 pts
55Emilia-Romagna13.3+2 pts
55Marche13.3+1.8 pts
55Moravskoslezsko13.3+1.8 pts
55Severozápad13.3+2 pts
59Dolnośląskie Series break13.2+1.8 pts
59Oberfranken13.2+1 pts
59Sterea Elláda13.2-0.1 pts
62Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated13.1+1.9 pts
62Ipeiros13.1+0.3 pts
62Limousin13.1+0.1 pts
62Prov. Hainaut13.1+2.2 pts
62Sostinės regionas13.1+1.4 pts
62Střední Morava13.1+2.2 pts
68Podlaskie Series break13+2.1 pts
68Toscana13+1.2 pts
70Grad Zagreb12.9n/a
70Kassel12.9+0.6 pts
72Arnsberg12.8+0.4 pts
72Braunschweig12.8+0.3 pts
72Ionia Nisia12.80 pts
72Lubuskie Series break12.8+1.8 pts
72Prov. Liège12.8+2.5 pts
72Zachodniopomorskie Series break12.8+1.8 pts
78Bourgogne12.7+1.1 pts
78Koblenz12.7+0.5 pts
78Kujawsko-pomorskie Series break12.7+1.9 pts
78Umbria12.7+0.9 pts
82Aragon12.6+2.3 pts
82Castilla-La Mancha12.6+3.1 pts
82Leipzig12.6+0.7 pts
82Vzhodna Slovenija12.6+1.9 pts
86Düsseldorf12.5+0.6 pts
87Abruzzo12.4+1.1 pts
87Auvergne12.4+0.9 pts
87Hannover12.4+0.4 pts
87Pest12.4+0.9 pts
91Dytiki Elláda12.3+0.2 pts
91Extremadura12.3+1.7 pts
91Lüneburg12.3+0.3 pts
91Mellersta Norrland12.3+1.2 pts
91Warmińsko-mazurskie Series break12.3+1.7 pts
96Basilicata12.2+0.5 pts
96Galicia12.2+0.6 pts
96Limburg (NL)12.2+1.4 pts
96Prov. West-Vlaanderen12.2+1.6 pts
96Voreio Aigaio12.2+0.2 pts
101Kärnten12.1+1.4 pts
101Schleswig-Holstein12.10 pts
101Severovýchod12.1+1.5 pts
104Algarve12+0.9 pts
104Bremen12+0.7 pts
104Burgenland12+0.5 pts
104Jihovýchod12+1.5 pts
104Jihozápad12+1.2 pts
104Provincia Autonoma di Trento12+2.7 pts
110Eesti11.9+0.3 pts
110Gießen11.9+0.5 pts
110Podkarpackie Series break11.9+2.3 pts
113Prov. Namur11.8+1.6 pts
113Veneto11.8+1.8 pts
113Západné Slovensko11.8+1.4 pts
116Münster11.7+0.5 pts
116Oberpfalz11.7+0.8 pts
116Poitou-Charentes11.7+0.3 pts
116Sardegna11.7+1.2 pts
120Basse-Normandie11.6+0.4 pts
120La Rioja11.6+1.7 pts
120Małopolskie Series break11.6+1.8 pts
120Mittelfranken11.6+0.6 pts
120Niederbayern11.6+0.9 pts
120Rheinhessen-Pfalz11.6+0.3 pts
120Steiermark11.6+1.4 pts
120Trier11.6+0.3 pts
128Detmold11.5+0.3 pts
128Etelä-Suomi11.5+0.2 pts
128Lorraine11.5+1.4 pts
128Norra Mellansverige11.5+0.8 pts
128Warszawski stołeczny Series break11.5+1.2 pts
128Wielkopolskie Series break11.5+1.6 pts
134Península de Setúbal11.4+0.9 pts
134Sicilia11.4+0.7 pts
134Unterfranken11.4+0.5 pts
134Weser-Ems11.4+0.4 pts
138Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi11.3+0.4 pts
139Calabria11.2+0.6 pts
139Champagne-Ardenne11.2+1 pts
139Drenthe11.2+0.8 pts
139Norte11.2+1.5 pts
139Puglia11.2+1.3 pts
144Attiki11.1+0.2 pts
144Cantabria11.1+0.8 pts
144Centre - Val de Loire11.1+0.6 pts
144Franche-Comté11.1+1.5 pts
144Pomorskie Series break11.1+1.4 pts
144Sjælland11.1+0.3 pts
144Stredné Slovensko11.1+0.8 pts
151Basque Country11+1.2 pts
151Köln11+0.3 pts
151Niederösterreich11+0.6 pts
151Střední Čechy11+1.2 pts
155Lazio10.9+1 pts
155Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur10.9+0.8 pts
155Schwaben10.9+0.6 pts
158Karlsruhe10.8+0.2 pts
158Languedoc-Roussillon10.8+0.5 pts
158Övre Norrland10.8+0.3 pts
158Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen10.8+1.2 pts
158Região Autónoma da Madeira10.8+0.1 pts
158Zeeland10.8+0.5 pts
164Freiburg10.7+0.4 pts
165Bretagne10.6+0.1 pts
165Grande Lisboa10.6+1 pts
165Picardie10.6+1 pts
165Småland med öarna10.6+1.2 pts
169Haute-Normandie10.5+0.8 pts
169Länsi-Suomi10.5+0.1 pts
171Campania10.4+1 pts
171Darmstadt10.4+0.5 pts
171Prov. Antwerpen10.4+1.3 pts
171Prov. Luxembourg (BE)10.4+1.2 pts
175Aquitaine10.3+0.1 pts
175Berlin10.3+0.8 pts
175Catalonia10.3+1.9 pts
175Noord-Brabant10.3+1.3 pts
179Kriti10.20 pts
179Praha10.2+0.9 pts
179Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen10.2+1.8 pts
179Região Autónoma dos Açores10.2+0.6 pts
179Stuttgart10.2+0.4 pts
179Zahodna Slovenija10.2+1.2 pts
185Navarre10.1+1.6 pts
185Nord-Pas de Calais10.1+1 pts
185Nordjylland10.1-0.2 pts
185Syddanmark10.1+0.2 pts
185Tübingen10.1+0.3 pts
190Alsace10+1.4 pts
190Gelderland10+0.8 pts
190Midi-Pyrénées10+0.2 pts
190Oberösterreich10+0.8 pts
190Prov. Brabant wallon10+1.4 pts
190Prov. Limburg (BE)10+1.1 pts
190Prov. Vlaams-Brabant10+1 pts
190Východné Slovensko10+1.1 pts
198Community of Madrid9.9+2.8 pts
198Friesland (NL)9.9+0.3 pts
198Hamburg9.9+0.4 pts
198Martinique9.9+0.1 pts
198Overijssel9.9+0.9 pts
203Corse9.8+0.4 pts
204Åland9.7+0.8 pts
204Bratislavský kraj9.7+0.6 pts
204Groningen9.7+0.3 pts
204Oberbayern9.7+0.6 pts
204Östra Mellansverige9.7+0.8 pts
209Pays de la Loire9.6+0.3 pts
209Valencian Community9.6+0.8 pts
211Guadeloupe9.4+0.6 pts
211Rhône-Alpes9.4+1.3 pts
211Sydsverige9.4+0.6 pts
214Andalusia9.3+0.9 pts
214Salzburg9.3+0.8 pts
214Västsverige9.3+0.6 pts
214Wien9.3+0.8 pts
214Zuid-Holland9.3+0.9 pts
219Notio Aigaio9+0.1 pts
219Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest9+1.7 pts
221Tirol8.9+0.7 pts
222Noord-Holland8.8+0.7 pts
223Midtjylland8.7+0.1 pts
224Vorarlberg8.5+0.8 pts
225Hovedstaden8.4+0.1 pts
226Region of Murcia8.2+0.5 pts
226Utrecht8.2+0.7 pts
228Malta7.9+0.6 pts
229Ceuta7.7+1.4 pts
229Helsinki-Uusimaa7.7+0.3 pts
229Stockholm7.7+1.2 pts
232Canary Islands7.6+0.3 pts
233Ile-de-France7.4+1.2 pts
234Balearic Islands7.3+0.5 pts
234Luxembourg7.3+0.4 pts
236Kýpros7.1+0.1 pts
236Northern and Western7.1+0.1 pts
238Melilla7+1.3 pts
239Southern6.9+0.1 pts
240Flevoland6.4+0.5 pts
241Eastern and Midland5.9+0.4 pts
241La Réunion5.90 pts
243Guyane3.5-0.1 pts
244Mayotte3.4+0.6 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. 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 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Mayotte, with 3.4 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.

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