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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by deaths

Zuid-Holland had the highest deaths of 12 regions in 2015, at 29,957. Flevoland had the lowest, at 2,260. The median was 9,899 and the figure for the Netherlands was 147,134. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest29,957Zuid-Holland
Lowest2,260Flevoland
Median9,89912 regions
Netherlands147,134History

All regions, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 29,957 count29,957Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 23,032 count23,032Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 21,938 count21,938GelderlandGelderland: 17,890 count17,890Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 11,814 count11,814OverijsselOverijssel: 9,985 count9,985UtrechtUtrecht: 9,813 count9,813Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 6,059 count6,059GroningenGroningen: 5,481 count5,481DrentheDrenthe: 4,975 count4,975ZeelandZeeland: 3,930 count3,930FlevolandFlevoland: 2,260 count2,260
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015
count		Change on 2014
1Zuid-Holland29,957+5.5%
2Noord-Holland23,032+6.5%
3Noord-Brabant21,938+5.4%
4Gelderland17,890+5.1%
5Limburg (NL)11,814+8.2%
6Overijssel9,985+3.8%
7Utrecht9,813+4.1%
8Friesland (NL)6,059+4.8%
9Groningen5,481+2.9%
10Drenthe4,975+7.8%
11Zeeland3,930+11.3%
12Flevoland2,260+5.8%

Other periods

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?

Zuid-Holland, with 29,957 in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Flevoland, with 2,260 in 2015.

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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