NUTS 3 areas of France by deaths

Name: NUTS 3 areas of France by deaths, 2021
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Nord had the highest deaths of 101 areas in 2021, at 24,765. Lozère had the lowest, at 1,071. The median was 5,579 and the figure for France was 661,779. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest24,765Nord

Lowest1,071Lozère

Median5,579101 areas

France661,779History

Top 40 areas, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Nord	24,765	-1.5%
2	Bouches-du-Rhône	20,892	+0.5%
3	Pas-de-Calais	16,027	+0.5%
4	Gironde	14,930	+7.3%
5	Paris	14,628	-10.5%
6	Rhône	14,157	-9.3%
7	Var	13,905	+9.9%
8	Alpes-Maritimes	13,495	+8.4%
9	Seine-Maritime	12,957	-1.5%
10	Loire-Atlantique	12,642	+1.8%
11	Hérault	12,012	+4.6%
12	Moselle	11,144	-3.8%
13	Finistère	10,770	+2.3%
14	Hauts-de-Seine	10,712	-9.4%
15	Haute-Garonne	10,685	+3.5%
16	Isère	10,521	-8.8%
17	Seine-Saint-Denis	10,324	-7%
18	Bas-Rhin	10,215	-5.3%
19	Seine-et-Marne	10,204	-6%
20	Yvelines	10,013	-9.6%
21	Val-de-Marne	9,311	-10.4%
22	Ille-et-Vilaine	9,258	+6%
23	Morbihan	9,134	+4.3%
24	Essonne	9,042	-7.1%
25	Charente-Maritime	8,689	+5.9%
26	Gard	8,260	+2%
27	Val-d’Oise	8,250	-10.6%
28	Loire	8,104	-11.5%
29	Côtes-d’Armor	7,935	+2.9%
30	Vendée	7,915	+5.8%
31	Calvados	7,570	+2.8%
32	Pyrénées-Atlantiques	7,513	-0.5%
33	Maine-et-Loire	7,466	-0.9%
34	Oise	7,415	-3.8%
35	Meurthe-et-Moselle	7,388	-3.1%
36	Haut-Rhin	7,207	-14.7%
37	Puy-de-Dôme	6,951	-1.5%
38	Saône-et-Loire	6,879	-7.1%
39	Loiret	6,744	+6.2%
40	Pyrénées-Orientales	6,342	+5.6%
41	Manche	6,323	+6.2%
42	Aisne	6,262	-1.9%
43	Sarthe	6,254	+4.2%
44	Dordogne	6,231	+11.3%
45	Indre-et-Loire	6,222	+2.2%
46	Haute-Savoie	6,191	-10.1%
47	Vaucluse	6,103	+1.9%
48	Somme	6,097	-4.6%
49	Eure	5,979	-4.1%
50	La Réunion	5,750	+11.6%
51	Marne	5,579	-2%
52	Ain	5,312	-9.4%
53	Drôme	5,223	-1.3%
54	Côte-d’Or	5,091	-9%
55	Doubs	4,933	-9.1%
56	Aude	4,883	+4.9%
57	Landes	4,856	+1.6%
58	Tarn	4,826	+6.4%
59	Guadeloupe	4,814	+23.1%
60	Vienne	4,675	+2.3%
61	Vosges	4,660	-7%
62	Martinique	4,642	+29.4%
63	Allier	4,628	-3.9%
64	Eure-et-Loir	4,562	+1.6%
65	Deux-Sèvres	4,552	+8.4%
66	Charente	4,485	+4.7%
67	Yonne	4,394	-1.3%
68	Haute-Vienne	4,283	-0.4%
69	Lot-et-Garonne	4,252	-1.5%
70	Cher	4,153	-0.6%
71	Loir-et-Cher	4,007	-4%
72	Savoie	4,001	-15.2%
73	Ardèche	3,895	-8.9%
74	Orne	3,803	+2.3%
75	Aveyron	3,666	+1.1%
76	Aube	3,452	-1.1%
77	Corrèze	3,353	+5.3%
78	Nièvre	3,232	+1.6%
79	Indre	3,225	-3.1%
80	Mayenne	3,217	-4.5%
81	Ardennes	3,195	0%
82	Hautes-Pyrénées	3,098	+0.2%
83	Jura	3,020	-4.2%
84	Tarn-et-Garonne	2,859	+0.5%
85	Haute-Loire	2,737	-9.3%
86	Haute-Saône	2,673	-6.7%
87	Gers	2,515	+2%
88	Lot	2,386	-0.6%
89	Haute-Marne	2,323	-2.3%
90	Meuse	2,234	-9.2%
91	Cantal	2,211	+3.4%
92	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	2,196	+6.2%
93	Ariège	2,011	+3.8%
94	Creuse	2,006	-0.3%
95	Haute-Corse	1,928	+11.2%
96	Corse-du-Sud	1,689	+1.5%
97	Hautes-Alpes	1,572	-5.9%
98	Territoire de Belfort	1,438	-9.4%
99	Guyane	1,365	+37.9%
100	Mayotte	1,144	+18.3%
101	Lozère	1,071	+5.8%

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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 areas 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 area has the highest deaths?

Nord, with 24,765 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest deaths?

Lozère, with 1,071 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, Deaths during the year by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.