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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by death rate

Drenthe had the highest death rate of 12 regions in 2017, at 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Flevoland had the lowest, at 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.05 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest10.6Drenthe
Lowest5.6Flevoland
Median9.0512 regions
Netherlands8.8History

All regions, 2017

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DrentheDrenthe: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6ZeelandZeeland: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7GroningenGroningen: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7GelderlandGelderland: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9OverijsselOverijssel: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1UtrechtUtrecht: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6FlevolandFlevoland: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants5.6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Drenthe10.6+0.2 pts
1Limburg (NL)10.6+0.3 pts
3Zeeland10.3+0.1 pts
4Friesland (NL)9.70 pts
4Groningen9.7+0.1 pts
6Gelderland9.1+0.2 pts
7Noord-Brabant9+0.1 pts
8Overijssel8.9+0.1 pts
9Zuid-Holland8.40 pts
10Noord-Holland8.1-0.2 pts
11Utrecht7.60 pts
12Flevoland5.6-0.3 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. 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 region has the highest death rate?

Drenthe, with 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Flevoland, with 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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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