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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by death rate

Limburg (NL) had the highest death rate of 12 regions in 2023, at 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Flevoland had the lowest, at 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.85 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the Netherlands was 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.7Limburg (NL)
Lowest6.5Flevoland
Median9.8512 regions
Netherlands9.5History

All regions, 2023

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Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7DrentheDrenthe: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5ZeelandZeeland: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6GroningenGroningen: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9GelderlandGelderland: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8OverijsselOverijssel: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8UtrechtUtrecht: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3FlevolandFlevoland: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants6.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Limburg (NL)11.7+0.1 pts
2Drenthe11.5-0.6 pts
3Zeeland11.3-0.1 pts
4Friesland (NL)10.6-0.2 pts
5Groningen10.3-0.1 pts
6Noord-Brabant9.9+0.1 pts
7Gelderland9.8-0.3 pts
8Overijssel9.7-0.2 pts
9Noord-Holland8.80 pts
9Zuid-Holland8.8-0.3 pts
11Utrecht8.30 pts
12Flevoland6.50 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 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate?

Flevoland, with 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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