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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by deaths

Zuid-Holland had the highest deaths of 12 regions in 2018, at 31,176. Flevoland had the lowest, at 2,486. The median was 10,368 and the figure for the Netherlands was 153,363. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest31,176Zuid-Holland
Lowest2,486Flevoland
Median10,36812 regions
Netherlands153,363History

All regions, 2018

CSVChart (SVG)

Zuid-HollandZuid-Holland: 31,176 count31,176Noord-HollandNoord-Holland: 23,424 count23,424Noord-BrabantNoord-Brabant: 23,150 count23,150GelderlandGelderland: 19,017 count19,017Limburg (NL)Limburg (NL): 11,916 count11,916OverijsselOverijssel: 10,510 count10,510UtrechtUtrecht: 10,225 count10,225Friesland (NL)Friesland (NL): 6,426 count6,426GroningenGroningen: 5,650 count5,650DrentheDrenthe: 5,340 count5,340ZeelandZeeland: 4,043 count4,043FlevolandFlevoland: 2,486 count2,486
count. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2018
count		Change on 2017
1Zuid-Holland31,176+2.2%
2Noord-Holland23,424+2.4%
3Noord-Brabant23,150+2%
4Gelderland19,017+2.1%
5Limburg (NL)11,916+0.6%
6Overijssel10,510+2.5%
7Utrecht10,225+1.6%
8Friesland (NL)6,426+2.6%
9Groningen5,650-0.2%
10Drenthe5,340+2.7%
11Zeeland4,043+2.5%
12Flevoland2,486+8.9%

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 31,176 in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest deaths?

Flevoland, with 2,486 in 2018.

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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