EU regions (NUTS 2) by dementia death rate (age-standardised)
Malta had the highest dementia death rate (age-standardised) of 227 regions in 2021, at 77.6 per 100,000 people. Yuzhen tsentralen had the lowest, at 0.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 30.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 31.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Top 40 regions, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 77.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 2 | Overijssel | 76.6 | -4.8 pts |
| 3 | Övre Norrland | 74.7 | -7.3 pts |
| 4 | Limburg (NL) | 74.6 | +1.6 pts |
| 5 | Gelderland | 73.6 | +1.2 pts |
| 6 | Groningen | 73.2 | +3.5 pts |
| 7 | Zeeland | 71.7 | -2.9 pts |
| 8 | Noord-Brabant | 69.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 9 | Drenthe | 67 | -6.5 pts |
| 10 | Mellersta Norrland | 66.3 | -11.3 pts |
| 11 | Midtjylland | 66.2 | +8.2 pts |
| 12 | Syddanmark | 63.3 | +6.9 pts |
| 13 | Weser-Ems | 62.2 | +0.6 pts |
| 14 | Lüneburg | 61.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 15 | Friesland (NL) | 61.1 | +1.7 pts |
| 16 | Hannover | 60.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 17 | Oberpfalz | 60.4 | +1.5 pts |
| 18 | Noord-Holland | 59 | -0.1 pts |
| 19 | Arnsberg | 58.6 | -7.1 pts |
| 20 | Köln | 58.3 | +3.8 pts |
| 21 | Sjælland | 58.2 | +2.9 pts |
| 22 | Észak-Alföld | 56 | -0.4 pts |
| 23 | Münster | 55.7 | -4.2 pts |
| 24 | Eastern and Midland | 55.4 | -1.6 pts |
| 25 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 54.9 | +2.1 pts |
| 26 | Mittelfranken | 54.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 27 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 54.3 | -0 pts |
| 28 | Norra Mellansverige | 54.3 | -12 pts |
| 29 | Düsseldorf | 54 | -4.3 pts |
| 30 | Oberbayern | 53.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 31 | Niederbayern | 53.6 | -6.3 pts |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 53.4 | +1.4 pts |
| 33 | Karlsruhe | 52.9 | -1.6 pts |
| 34 | Schwaben | 52.8 | +2.6 pts |
| 35 | Braunschweig | 52.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 36 | Detmold | 52.3 | -0.4 pts |
| 37 | Basque Country | 52 | -1.7 pts |
| 38 | Gießen | 51.9 | +5.9 pts |
| 39 | Kassel | 51.7 | -1 pts |
| 39 | Southern | 51.7 | +6.3 pts |
| 41 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 51.6 | -30.1 pts |
| 42 | Västsverige | 51 | -9.5 pts |
| 43 | Länsi-Suomi | 50.9 | +5.4 pts |
| 44 | Oberfranken | 50.7 | +1.2 pts |
| 45 | Freiburg | 50.1 | -2.7 pts |
| 45 | Norte | 50.1 | -10.5 pts |
| 47 | Stuttgart | 49.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 48 | Leipzig | 49.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 49 | Saarland | 49 | -8 pts |
| 50 | Kýpros | 48.4 | +11.7 pts |
| 51 | Bremen | 48.4 | -4.6 pts |
| 52 | Darmstadt | 48.4 | -4.5 pts |
| 53 | Schleswig-Holstein | 47.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 54 | Nordjylland | 47.1 | -1.9 pts |
| 55 | Koblenz | 46.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 56 | Östra Mellansverige | 46.6 | -3.4 pts |
| 57 | Sydsverige | 46.4 | -5.9 pts |
| 58 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 46.3 | -9.4 pts |
| 59 | Unterfranken | 46.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 60 | Hamburg | 46.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 61 | Småland med öarna | 46 | -7.9 pts |
| 62 | Trier | 45.8 | +4.2 pts |
| 63 | Hovedstaden | 45.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 64 | Asturias | 45.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 65 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 45.6 | -3.1 pts |
| 66 | Berlin | 45.6 | -1 pts |
| 67 | Brandenburg | 45.5 | +1.1 pts |
| 68 | Tübingen | 45.2 | -3.8 pts |
| 69 | Pest | 44.8 | -1.6 pts |
| 70 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 44.8 | +5 pts |
| 71 | Chemnitz | 44.7 | -8 pts |
| 72 | Flevoland | 44 | -7.1 pts |
| 73 | Etelä-Suomi | 43.6 | +3.9 pts |
| 74 | Közép-Dunántúl | 43.6 | -4.4 pts |
| 75 | Galicia | 43.4 | -5.3 pts |
| 76 | Dél-Alföld | 42.5 | +1.3 pts |
| 77 | Prov. Antwerpen | 42.2 | -6.8 pts |
| 78 | Dresden | 41.6 | -6.8 pts |
| 79 | Northern and Western | 40.5 | -2.6 pts |
| 80 | Prov. Limburg (BE) | 40.2 | +1.8 pts |
| 81 | Algarve | 39.4 | -5.5 pts |
| 82 | Stockholm | 39.1 | -11.2 pts |
| 83 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 38.7 | -3.9 pts |
| 84 | Sardegna | 38.6 | -2.3 pts |
| 84 | Thüringen | 38.6 | +2.1 pts |
| 86 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 38.5 | -7.3 pts |
| 87 | Oberösterreich | 38.4 | +4.6 pts |
| 88 | Dél-Dunántúl | 37.8 | -4.7 pts |
| 89 | Cantabria | 37.7 | -15.8 pts |
| 90 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 37.6 | +3.6 pts |
| 91 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 36.8 | -9.6 pts |
| 92 | Catalonia | 36.2 | -3.2 pts |
| 93 | Ceuta | 36.2 | +12.1 pts |
| 94 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 36.1 | -3 pts |
| 95 | Navarre | 35.8 | +2.2 pts |
| 96 | Niederösterreich | 35.7 | +7.4 pts |
| 97 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 34.4 | +3.4 pts |
| 98 | Aragon | 34.1 | -3.7 pts |
| 99 | Salzburg | 33.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 100 | Veneto | 33.1 | -7.1 pts |
| 101 | Region of Murcia | 33 | -1.5 pts |
| 102 | Canary Islands | 32.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 103 | Sicilia | 32.6 | +3.7 pts |
| 104 | Burgenland | 32.4 | +7 pts |
| 105 | Valencian Community | 32.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 106 | La Rioja | 32.1 | -6.1 pts |
| 107 | Balearic Islands | 32 | -1.4 pts |
| 108 | Åland | 31.9 | -18 pts |
| 109 | Vorarlberg | 31.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 110 | Andalusia | 31.1 | +1.2 pts |
| 111 | Piemonte | 30.8 | -5.1 pts |
| 112 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 30.7 | -7.9 pts |
| 113 | Észak-Magyarország | 30.5 | +2.5 pts |
| 114 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 30.1 | +11.7 pts |
| 115 | Emilia-Romagna | 29.7 | -3 pts |
| 116 | Castilla-La Mancha | 28.9 | -4.4 pts |
| 117 | Umbria | 28.1 | +2.6 pts |
| 118 | Marche | 27.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 119 | Panonska Hrvatska | 27.8 | +13.1 pts |
| 120 | Grad Zagreb | 27.3 | +15.2 pts |
| 121 | Budapest | 27.2 | -10.6 pts |
| 122 | Latvija | 26.8 | +0.2 pts |
| 123 | Jihozápad | 26.7 | +2.5 pts |
| 124 | Community of Madrid | 25.8 | -3.5 pts |
| 125 | Tirol | 25.7 | +2.1 pts |
| 126 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 25.4 | -3.9 pts |
| 127 | Lombardia | 25.3 | -8.3 pts |
| 128 | Lorraine | 25.1 | -3.9 pts |
| 129 | Limousin | 24.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 130 | Wien | 24.5 | +4.2 pts |
| 131 | Kentriki Makedonia | 24.4 | +4.5 pts |
| 132 | Abruzzo | 24.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 133 | Toscana | 24.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 134 | Lazio | 23.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 135 | Basilicata | 23.8 | +1.4 pts |
| 136 | Bretagne | 23.8 | +1 pts |
| 137 | La Réunion | 23.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 138 | Mayotte | 23.5 | -11 pts |
| 139 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 23.5 | -10.1 pts |
| 140 | Dytiki Makedonia | 23.5 | +5.1 pts |
| 141 | Kärnten | 23.5 | -5.1 pts |
| 142 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 23.1 | -5.2 pts |
| 143 | Extremadura | 23 | -15.2 pts |
| 144 | Thessalia | 22.9 | +5.8 pts |
| 145 | Campania | 22.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 146 | Molise | 22.6 | +4.2 pts |
| 147 | Puglia | 22.6 | +1.8 pts |
| 148 | Praha | 22.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 149 | Auvergne | 22.4 | -4.7 pts |
| 150 | Castile and León | 22.3 | -4.5 pts |
| 151 | Poitou-Charentes | 22.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 152 | Prov. Hainaut | 22.1 | -2.1 pts |
| 153 | Liguria | 22 | -4.7 pts |
| 154 | Steiermark | 21.6 | -2 pts |
| 155 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 21.3 | +4.6 pts |
| 156 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 21.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 157 | Severovýchod | 21.3 | -1.1 pts |
| 158 | Centre - Val de Loire | 21.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 159 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 21.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 160 | Aquitaine | 21 | -0.5 pts |
| 161 | Haute-Normandie | 20.9 | -5.5 pts |
| 162 | Severozápad | 20.8 | -6.3 pts |
| 163 | Corse | 20.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 164 | Prov. Liège | 20.4 | -6.3 pts |
| 165 | Franche-Comté | 20.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 166 | Calabria | 20 | +1.1 pts |
| 167 | Moravskoslezsko | 20 | -0.5 pts |
| 168 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 19.9 | -2.9 pts |
| 169 | Dytiki Elláda | 19.5 | +4 pts |
| 170 | Midi-Pyrénées | 19.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 171 | Alsace | 19.4 | -5.6 pts |
| 172 | Attiki | 19.4 | +2.3 pts |
| 173 | Peloponnisos | 18.9 | +2.3 pts |
| 174 | Guyane | 18.6 | +5.7 pts |
| 175 | Ionia Nisia | 18.3 | +2.7 pts |
| 176 | Basse-Normandie | 18.3 | +1.6 pts |
| 177 | Pays de la Loire | 18.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 178 | Notio Aigaio | 18.1 | +3.3 pts |
| 179 | Rhône-Alpes | 17.9 | -1.3 pts |
| 180 | Voreio Aigaio | 17.7 | +7.2 pts |
| 181 | Střední Čechy | 17.6 | -2.5 pts |
| 182 | Ile-de-France | 17.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 183 | Kriti | 17.4 | +5.6 pts |
| 184 | Sterea Elláda | 17.3 | +8.1 pts |
| 185 | Guadeloupe | 17.3 | +7.1 pts |
| 185 | Picardie | 17.3 | -2.6 pts |
| 187 | Prov. Namur | 17.3 | -6.3 pts |
| 188 | Bourgogne | 17.1 | -3.1 pts |
| 189 | Střední Morava | 16.8 | -1 pts |
| 190 | Opolskie | 16.8 | |
| 191 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 16.7 | -4.7 pts |
| 192 | Sostinės regionas | 15.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 193 | Champagne-Ardenne | 15.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 194 | Jihovýchod | 15.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 195 | Melilla | 15.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 196 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 14.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 197 | Ipeiros | 14.2 | +3.2 pts |
| 198 | Prov. Luxembourg (BE) | 13.5 | -3.9 pts |
| 199 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 13.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 200 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 13.3 | +2.4 pts |
| 201 | Martinique | 12.4 | -2 pts |
| 202 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 11.7 | +11.6 pts |
| 203 | Západné Slovensko | 11.5 | -3.7 pts |
| 204 | Východné Slovensko | 10.9 | -8 pts |
| 205 | Eesti | 8.3 | +0.7 pts |
| 206 | Podkarpackie | 6.3 | +2.2 pts |
| 207 | Dolnośląskie | 5.1 | +5 pts |
| 208 | Stredné Slovensko | 4.7 | -9.1 pts |
| 209 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 4.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 210 | Zachodniopomorskie | 4.5 | +4.3 pts |
| 211 | Lubuskie | 4.5 | |
| 212 | Bratislavský kraj | 3.8 | -6.3 pts |
| 213 | Łódzkie | 3.6 | +3.5 pts |
| 214 | Warszawski stołeczny | 2.9 | +2.7 pts |
| 215 | Świętokrzyskie | 2.7 | |
| 216 | Severoiztochen | 2.3 | -2.1 pts |
| 217 | Małopolskie | 2.3 | +2.2 pts |
| 218 | Wielkopolskie | 2.1 | +2 pts |
| 219 | Śląskie | 2.1 | +0.3 pts |
| 220 | Lubelskie | 1.9 | |
| 221 | Podlaskie | 1.8 | +1.5 pts |
| 222 | Severen tsentralen | 0.8 | -0 pts |
| 223 | Severozapaden | 0.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 224 | Yugozapaden | 0.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 225 | Pomorskie | 0.4 | |
| 226 | Yugoiztochen | 0.2 | 0 pts |
| 227 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 0.2 | -0.3 pts |
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About this ranking
Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 F01 and F03) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).
Alzheimer disease (G30) is not included; see standardised_death_rate_alzheimer. Countries differ widely in how often they record dementia as the underlying cause, which explains much of the gap between them. Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 8 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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Which region has the highest dementia death rate (age-standardised)?
Malta, with 77.6 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest dementia death rate (age-standardised)?
Yuzhen tsentralen, with 0.2 per 100,000 people 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, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 F01_F03 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 8 regions have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.