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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by death rate

Limburg (NL) had the highest death rate of 12 regions in 2021, at 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Flevoland had the lowest, at 6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.05 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12.5Limburg (NL)
Lowest6.8Flevoland
Median10.0512 regions
Netherlands9.8History

All regions, 2021

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Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5ZeelandZeeland: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3DrentheDrenthe: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8GroningenGroningen: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5GelderlandGelderland: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1OverijsselOverijssel: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9UtrechtUtrecht: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3FlevolandFlevoland: 6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants6.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Limburg (NL)12.5+0.3 pts
2Zeeland12.3+1.5 pts
3Drenthe11.8+0.6 pts
4Friesland (NL)10.8+0.9 pts
5Groningen10.5+0.8 pts
6Gelderland10.1+0.1 pts
7Overijssel10+0.1 pts
8Noord-Brabant9.9-0.4 pts
9Zuid-Holland9.2-0.1 pts
10Noord-Holland9+0.2 pts
11Utrecht8.3+0.1 pts
12Flevoland6.8+0.4 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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Which region has the highest death rate?

Limburg (NL), with 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Flevoland, with 6.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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