Regions of Belgium (NUTS 2) by deaths

Prov. Antwerpen had the highest deaths of 11 regions in 2017, at 17,385. Prov. Luxembourg (BE) had the lowest, at 2,726. The median was 10,268 and the figure for Belgium was 109,666. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17,385Prov. Antwerpen
Median10,26811 regions
Belgium109,666History

All regions, 2017

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Prov. AntwerpenProv. Antwerpen: 17,385 count17,385Prov. HainautProv. Hainaut: 14,751 count14,751Prov. Oost-VlaanderenProv. Oost-Vlaanderen: 14,461 count14,461Prov. West-VlaanderenProv. West-Vlaanderen: 12,927 count12,927Prov. LiègeProv. Liège: 11,819 count11,819Prov. Vlaams-BrabantProv. Vlaams-Brabant: 10,268 count10,268Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Bru…Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest: 9,046 count9,046Prov. Limburg (BE)Prov. Limburg (BE): 7,501 count7,501Prov. NamurProv. Namur: 5,133 count5,133Prov. Brabant wallonProv. Brabant wallon: 3,649 count3,649Prov. Luxembourg (BE)Prov. Luxembourg (BE): 2,726 count2,726
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2017
count
Change on 2016
1Prov. Antwerpen17,385+3%
2Prov. Hainaut14,751-2.3%
3Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen14,461+2%
4Prov. West-Vlaanderen12,927+4.6%
5Prov. Liège11,819+1.1%
6Prov. Vlaams-Brabant10,268+0.8%
7Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest9,046-0.3%
8Prov. Limburg (BE)7,501+2.4%
9Prov. Namur5,133+1.5%
10Prov. Brabant wallon3,649+4.2%
11Prov. Luxembourg (BE)2,726-0.9%

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About this ranking

Deaths of residents in the area 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. Deaths during the year 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 deaths?

Prov. Antwerpen, with 17,385 in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Prov. Luxembourg (BE), with 2,726 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, Deaths during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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