EU regions (NUTS 2) by death rate
Severozapaden had the highest death rate of 244 regions in 2022, at 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Mayotte had the lowest, at 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the European Union (27) was 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2022
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| Rank | Regions | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozapaden | 23.5 | -5.8 pts |
| 2 | Severen tsentralen | 22 | -5.4 pts |
| 3 | Yugoiztochen | 18.3 | -3.7 pts |
| 4 | Severoiztochen | 18.2 | -4.5 pts |
| 4 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 18.2 | -4.3 pts |
| 6 | Sachsen-Anhalt Series break | 17.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 7 | Panonska Hrvatska | 17 | -1.5 pts |
| 8 | Chemnitz Series break | 16.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 9 | Alentejo Series break | 16.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 9 | Latvija | 16.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 11 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 16.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 12 | Sud-Muntenia Estimated | 16.1 | -3.5 pts |
| 13 | Észak-Magyarország | 15.9 | -2.6 pts |
| 13 | Liguria | 15.9 | +1 pts |
| 13 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break | 15.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 13 | Peloponnisos | 15.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 17 | Dél-Alföld | 15.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 17 | Dél-Dunántúl | 15.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 17 | Sud-Est Estimated | 15.6 | -3.4 pts |
| 17 | Yugozapaden | 15.6 | -4.3 pts |
| 21 | Saarland Series break | 15.5 | +1 pts |
| 21 | Thüringen Series break | 15.5 | -1 pts |
| 23 | Dytiki Makedonia | 15.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 24 | Sterea Elláda | 15.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 24 | Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated | 15.1 | -3 pts |
| 26 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 15 | -0.4 pts |
| 27 | Thessalia | 14.8 | -1 pts |
| 28 | Brandenburg Series break | 14.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 28 | Molise | 14.7 | 0 pts |
| 28 | Vest Estimated | 14.7 | -3.3 pts |
| 31 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 14.6 | -1 pts |
| 32 | Ionia Nisia | 14.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 33 | Dytiki Elláda | 14.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 33 | Közép-Dunántúl | 14.4 | -2 pts |
| 33 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 14.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 36 | Ipeiros | 14.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 36 | Oberfranken Series break | 14.3 | +0.6 pts |
| 38 | Braunschweig Series break | 14.2 | +1 pts |
| 38 | Észak-Alföld | 14.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 38 | Łódzkie | 14.2 | -1.8 pts |
| 41 | Arnsberg Series break | 14 | +0.8 pts |
| 41 | Dresden Series break | 14 | -1.3 pts |
| 41 | Kentriki Makedonia | 14 | -0.9 pts |
| 41 | Nord-Est Estimated | 14 | -3.4 pts |
| 45 | Asturias | 13.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 45 | Hannover Series break | 13.9 | +1 pts |
| 45 | Kassel Series break | 13.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 45 | Schleswig-Holstein Series break | 13.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 45 | Świętokrzyskie | 13.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 50 | Koblenz Series break | 13.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 50 | Limousin | 13.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 50 | Lüneburg Series break | 13.8 | +1.2 pts |
| 50 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 13.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 50 | Piemonte | 13.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 55 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo Series break | 13.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 56 | Centro (PT) Series break | 13.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 56 | Centru Estimated | 13.6 | -2.8 pts |
| 56 | Düsseldorf Series break | 13.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 59 | Umbria | 13.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 60 | Toscana | 13.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 61 | Budapest | 13.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 61 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 13.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 61 | Leipzig Series break | 13.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 61 | Nord-Vest Estimated | 13.3 | -3 pts |
| 61 | Śląskie | 13.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 61 | Voreio Aigaio | 13.3 | +1 pts |
| 67 | Abruzzo | 13.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 67 | Basilicata | 13.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 67 | Marche | 13.2 | 0 pts |
| 70 | Opolskie | 13.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 71 | Bremen Series break | 13 | +0.9 pts |
| 71 | Castile and León | 13 | +0.7 pts |
| 71 | Etelä-Suomi | 13 | +0.9 pts |
| 71 | Galicia | 13 | +0.8 pts |
| 71 | Sardegna | 13 | +1.3 pts |
| 76 | Gießen Series break | 12.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 76 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 12.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 76 | Trier Series break | 12.9 | +1.3 pts |
| 79 | Detmold Series break | 12.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 79 | Dolnośląskie | 12.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 79 | Eesti | 12.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 79 | Münster Series break | 12.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 79 | Zachodniopomorskie | 12.8 | -1.7 pts |
| 84 | Lubelskie | 12.7 | -2.8 pts |
| 84 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 12.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 84 | Poitou-Charentes | 12.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 84 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break | 12.7 | +0.8 pts |
| 88 | Grad Zagreb | 12.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 88 | Moravskoslezsko | 12.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 88 | Unterfranken Series break | 12.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 88 | Weser-Ems Series break | 12.6 | +1 pts |
| 92 | Basse-Normandie | 12.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 92 | Bourgogne | 12.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 92 | Sostinės regionas | 12.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 95 | Calabria | 12.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 95 | Emilia-Romagna | 12.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 95 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 12.4 | -2 pts |
| 95 | Podlaskie | 12.4 | -2.9 pts |
| 95 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 12.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 100 | Attiki | 12.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 100 | Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated | 12.3 | -3 pts |
| 100 | Burgenland | 12.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 100 | Oberpfalz Series break | 12.3 | +0.3 pts |
| 100 | Severozápad | 12.3 | -2.8 pts |
| 100 | Sicilia | 12.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 100 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 12.3 | -2 pts |
| 107 | Auvergne | 12.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 107 | Länsi-Suomi | 12.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 107 | Lubuskie | 12.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 107 | Mittelfranken Series break | 12.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 107 | Região Autónoma da Madeira Series break | 12.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 112 | Drenthe | 12.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 113 | Kärnten | 12 | +0.5 pts |
| 113 | Západné Slovensko | 12 | -2.7 pts |
| 115 | Köln Series break | 11.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 115 | Niederbayern Series break | 11.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 115 | Pest | 11.9 | -1.7 pts |
| 118 | Sjælland | 11.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 118 | Střední Morava | 11.8 | -2 pts |
| 120 | Extremadura | 11.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 120 | Mellersta Norrland | 11.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 122 | Algarve Series break | 11.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 122 | Limburg (NL) | 11.6 | -0.9 pts |
| 122 | Martinique | 11.6 | -1.3 pts |
| 122 | Nordjylland | 11.6 | +0.8 pts |
| 126 | Aragon | 11.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 126 | Cantabria | 11.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 126 | Karlsruhe Series break | 11.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 126 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 11.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 126 | Schwaben Series break | 11.5 | +0.3 pts |
| 131 | Bretagne | 11.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 131 | Jihozápad | 11.4 | -2 pts |
| 131 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 11.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 131 | Niederösterreich | 11.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 131 | Prov. Hainaut | 11.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 131 | Puglia | 11.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 131 | Severovýchod | 11.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 131 | Veneto | 11.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 131 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 11.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 131 | Zeeland | 11.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 141 | Centre - Val de Loire | 11.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 141 | Freiburg Series break | 11.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 141 | Kriti | 11.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 141 | Lombardia | 11.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 141 | Região Autónoma dos Açores Series break | 11.3 | +1.4 pts |
| 141 | Steiermark | 11.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 141 | Stredné Slovensko | 11.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 148 | Darmstadt Series break | 11.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 148 | Jihovýchod | 11.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 148 | Lazio | 11.2 | 0 pts |
| 148 | Norra Mellansverige | 11.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 148 | Övre Norrland | 11.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 148 | Península de Setúbal Series break | 11.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 148 | Podkarpackie | 11.2 | -2.2 pts |
| 155 | Aquitaine | 11.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 155 | Champagne-Ardenne | 11.1 | 0 pts |
| 155 | Pomorskie | 11.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 155 | Stuttgart Series break | 11.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 155 | Syddanmark | 11.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 160 | Lorraine | 11 | +0.1 pts |
| 160 | Prov. Liège | 11 | +0.4 pts |
| 160 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 11 | -0.3 pts |
| 160 | Wielkopolskie | 11 | -1.5 pts |
| 164 | Basque Country | 10.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 164 | Campania | 10.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 166 | Berlin Series break | 10.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 166 | Friesland (NL) | 10.8 | 0 pts |
| 166 | Hamburg Series break | 10.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 166 | La Rioja | 10.8 | +0.1 pts |
| 166 | Małopolskie | 10.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 166 | Tübingen Series break | 10.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 172 | Norte Series break | 10.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 173 | Corse | 10.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 173 | Haute-Normandie | 10.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 173 | Midi-Pyrénées | 10.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 176 | Warszawski stołeczny | 10.5 | -1.8 pts |
| 177 | Franche-Comté | 10.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 177 | Groningen | 10.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 177 | Prov. Namur | 10.4 | 0 pts |
| 180 | Oberbayern Series break | 10.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 180 | Picardie | 10.3 | 0 pts |
| 182 | Střední Čechy | 10.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 183 | Gelderland | 10.1 | 0 pts |
| 183 | Grande Lisboa Series break | 10.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 183 | Guadeloupe | 10.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 183 | Oberösterreich | 10.1 | 0 pts |
| 183 | Pays de la Loire | 10.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 183 | Východné Slovensko | 10.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 189 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 10 | 0 pts |
| 189 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 10 | +0.4 pts |
| 189 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 10 | 0 pts |
| 192 | Åland | 9.9 | +1.2 pts |
| 192 | Castilla-La Mancha | 9.9 | 0 pts |
| 192 | Notio Aigaio | 9.9 | 0 pts |
| 192 | Overijssel | 9.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 192 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 9.9 | +0.1 pts |
| 192 | Småland med öarna | 9.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 198 | Noord-Brabant | 9.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 198 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 9.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 198 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 9.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 198 | Zahodna Slovenija | 9.8 | 0 pts |
| 202 | Praha | 9.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 202 | Valencian Community | 9.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 204 | Alsace | 9.6 | +0.5 pts |
| 204 | Bratislavský kraj | 9.6 | -1.9 pts |
| 204 | Prov. Antwerpen | 9.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 207 | Navarre | 9.5 | +0.8 pts |
| 208 | Midtjylland | 9.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 208 | Östra Mellansverige | 9.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 208 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 9.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 208 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 9.4 | +0.5 pts |
| 208 | Salzburg | 9.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 208 | Sydsverige | 9.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 214 | Andalusia | 9.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 214 | Wien | 9.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 216 | Tirol | 9.1 | +0.4 pts |
| 216 | Zuid-Holland | 9.1 | -0.1 pts |
| 218 | Catalonia | 9 | +0.1 pts |
| 218 | Västsverige | 9 | +0.2 pts |
| 218 | Vorarlberg | 9 | +0.6 pts |
| 221 | Noord-Holland | 8.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 222 | Hovedstaden | 8.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 223 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 8.6 | +0.7 pts |
| 223 | Rhône-Alpes | 8.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 225 | Canary Islands | 8.5 | +0.6 pts |
| 225 | Region of Murcia | 8.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 227 | Utrecht | 8.3 | 0 pts |
| 228 | Malta | 8 | 0 pts |
| 229 | Balearic Islands | 7.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 229 | Kýpros | 7.8 | 0 pts |
| 231 | Northern and Western | 7.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 232 | Community of Madrid | 7.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 232 | Southern | 7.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 234 | Ceuta | 7.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 235 | La Réunion | 7.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 235 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 7.2 | 0 pts |
| 237 | Luxembourg | 6.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 238 | Stockholm | 6.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 239 | Ile-de-France | 6.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 240 | Flevoland | 6.5 | -0.3 pts |
| 241 | Eastern and Midland | 5.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 242 | Melilla | 5.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 243 | Guyane | 4.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 244 | Mayotte | 3.2 | -0.7 pts |
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Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.
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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 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest death rate?
Mayotte, with 3.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.
Where does this ranking come from?
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