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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by deaths

Zuid-Holland had the highest deaths of 12 regions in 2016, at 30,407. Flevoland had the lowest, at 2,377. The median was 10,040 and the figure for the Netherlands was 148,997. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest30,407Zuid-Holland
Lowest2,377Flevoland
Median10,04012 regions
Netherlands148,997History

All regions, 2016

CSVChart (SVG)

Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 30,407 count30,407Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 23,276 count23,276Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 22,356 count22,356GelderlandGelderland: 18,124 count18,124Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 11,539 count11,539OverijsselOverijssel: 10,134 count10,134UtrechtUtrecht: 9,946 count9,946Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 6,286 count6,286GroningenGroningen: 5,583 count5,583DrentheDrenthe: 5,084 count5,084ZeelandZeeland: 3,885 count3,885FlevolandFlevoland: 2,377 count2,377
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2016
count		Change on 2015
1Zuid-Holland30,407+1.5%
2Noord-Holland23,276+1.1%
3Noord-Brabant22,356+1.9%
4Gelderland18,124+1.3%
5Limburg (NL)11,539-2.3%
6Overijssel10,134+1.5%
7Utrecht9,946+1.4%
8Friesland (NL)6,286+3.7%
9Groningen5,583+1.9%
10Drenthe5,084+2.2%
11Zeeland3,885-1.1%
12Flevoland2,377+5.2%

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 30,407 in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Flevoland, with 2,377 in 2016.

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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