EU regions (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2023

Prov. Luxembourg (BE) had the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised) of 244 regions in 2023, at 84.6 per 100,000 people. Community of Madrid had the lowest, at 24.4 per 100,000 people. The median was 50.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for the European Union (27) was 49.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.6Prov. Luxembourg (BE)

Lowest24.4Community of Madrid

Median50.1244 regions

European Union (27)49.4History

Top 40 regions, 2023

per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 per 100,000 people	Change on 2022
1	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	84.6	-6.3 pts
2	Latvija	81.8	+4.2 pts
3	Vzhodna Slovenija	81.7	-19.9 pts
4	Prov. Namur	80.2	-6 pts
5	Hamburg	78	+4.9 pts
6	Guyane	77.3	+6.3 pts
7	Panonska Hrvatska	77.1	-1.6 pts
8	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	76	-4.1 pts
9	Prov. Liège	75.6	-2.1 pts
10	Bretagne	73.5	-0.8 pts
11	Sostinės regionas	73.3	-3.1 pts
12	Prov. Hainaut	72.4	-1.1 pts
13	Noord-Holland	72.2	+5.5 pts
14	Pomorskie	71.2	-2.3 pts
15	Poitou-Charentes	70.7	+2.4 pts
16	Mazowiecki regionalny	70.5	-0.8 pts
17	Eesti	70.3	-1.7 pts
18	Franche-Comté	69.3	+0.3 pts
19	Zuid-Holland	69.1	n/a
20	Guadeloupe	69	+1.8 pts
21	Limousin	68.9	+2.6 pts
22	Sjeverna Hrvatska	68.7	-1.5 pts
23	Zahodna Slovenija	68.6	-17.8 pts
24	Groningen	68.6	+12.2 pts
25	Salzburg	68	+10.7 pts
26	Champagne-Ardenne	67.7	+7.7 pts
27	Auvergne	67.4	+1.1 pts
28	Łódzkie	67.2	-3.6 pts
29	Drenthe	67	-4.5 pts
30	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	66.4	+3.4 pts
31	Bourgogne	66.2	+0.6 pts
32	Kärnten	65.7	+6.6 pts
33	Picardie	65.3	-0.6 pts
34	Basse-Normandie	64.9	-4.5 pts
35	Nord-Pas de Calais	64.7	-1.1 pts
36	Dresden	64.4	+6.3 pts
37	Limburg (NL)	64.3	+1.7 pts
38	Tirol	64.2	-4.1 pts
39	Gelderland	64.2	-0.6 pts
40	Schleswig-Holstein	63.6	+2.8 pts
41	Noord-Brabant	63.5	-0.6 pts
42	Flevoland	63.4	-5.8 pts
43	Zachodniopomorskie	63.3	+6.2 pts
44	Utrecht	63.2	n/a
45	Haute-Normandie	63.2	-0.9 pts
46	Overijssel	62.7	-1.6 pts
47	Mellersta Norrland	62.5	+4.2 pts
48	Leipzig	62.4	-6.4 pts
49	Centre - Val de Loire	62.4	+2 pts
50	Algarve	62.3	+6.2 pts
51	Languedoc-Roussillon	61.8	+0.3 pts
52	Niederösterreich	61.5	+3.6 pts
53	Zeeland	61.3	+16 pts
54	Pays de la Loire	61.3	-4.3 pts
55	Övre Norrland	61.3	-0.3 pts
56	Oberösterreich	61	+1.6 pts
57	Jadranska Hrvatska	60.8	-5.7 pts
58	Alsace	60.7	+1.1 pts
59	Chemnitz	60.6	+5.7 pts
60	Friesland (NL)	60.5	+5.5 pts
61	Dél-Alföld	60.5	-2 pts
62	Lorraine	60.2	-1.7 pts
63	Wielkopolskie	59.9	+5.3 pts
64	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	59.4	-0.7 pts
65	Észak-Magyarország	59.4	-4.1 pts
66	Länsi-Suomi	59	+2.9 pts
67	Warmińsko-mazurskie	59	-11.8 pts
68	Midi-Pyrénées	58.8	+1.3 pts
69	Lubelskie	58.3	-17.7 pts
70	Brandenburg	58.2	-0.7 pts
71	Moravskoslezsko	58	-1.8 pts
72	Etelä-Suomi	57.8	+4 pts
73	Prov. Brabant wallon	57.4	+0.2 pts
74	Észak-Alföld	57.4	-1.7 pts
75	Střední Morava	57.4	-4.2 pts
76	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	56.8	-2.5 pts
77	Śląskie	56.6	-3.6 pts
78	Niederbayern	56.5	+2.9 pts
79	Alentejo	56.5	n/a
80	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	56.3	-0.8 pts
81	Steiermark	56.1	+0.4 pts
82	Prov. Antwerpen	56	-5.5 pts
82	Rhône-Alpes	56	-2.4 pts
82	Świętokrzyskie	56	+1.6 pts
85	Freiburg	55.6	-1.4 pts
85	Lubuskie	55.6	+2.2 pts
87	Tübingen	55.5	-1.8 pts
88	Dél-Dunántúl	55.3	+3.6 pts
89	Região Autónoma dos Açores	55.1	-6.8 pts
90	Aquitaine	55.1	0 pts
91	Kujawsko-pomorskie	55	+1.4 pts
92	Oberfranken	55	-1.6 pts
93	Nord-Est	55	-4.1 pts
94	Corse	54.6	-3.4 pts
95	Östra Mellansverige	54.1	+4.2 pts
96	Severozápad	53.7	-1 pts
97	Severovýchod	53.6	+1.8 pts
98	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	53.6	-4.8 pts
99	Nyugat-Dunántúl	53.5	-0.5 pts
100	La Réunion	53.5	-1.4 pts
101	Martinique	53.2	-0.8 pts
102	Grad Zagreb	53	+0.3 pts
103	Köln	52.9	+6.7 pts
104	Mittelfranken	52.6	-2 pts
105	Oberbayern	52.3	-0.5 pts
106	Közép-Dunántúl	52.2	-6.7 pts
107	Sachsen-Anhalt	52.1	+0.6 pts
108	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	51.6	n/a
109	Opolskie	51.6	-3.8 pts
110	Arnsberg	51.6	+5.3 pts
111	Oberpfalz	51.5	+1 pts
112	Berlin	51.5	+3 pts
113	Stredné Slovensko	51.5	-5.3 pts
114	Norra Mellansverige	51.5	-0.1 pts
115	Schwaben	51	-1.8 pts
116	Západné Slovensko	51	-5.7 pts
117	Pest	50.9	-5 pts
118	Koblenz	50.8	-0.8 pts
119	Trier	50.3	+1.2 pts
119	Warszawski stołeczny	50.3	-0.1 pts
121	Thüringen	50.2	+1.8 pts
122	Unterfranken	50.2	-1.3 pts
123	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	50	-7.9 pts
124	Detmold	49.9	+4.4 pts
125	Prov. Limburg (BE)	49.8	-6.6 pts
126	Stuttgart	49.8	-1.6 pts
127	Düsseldorf	49.3	+5.9 pts
128	Saarland	49.2	-1.8 pts
129	Karlsruhe	49.2	+0.5 pts
130	Gießen	49.1	-0.4 pts
131	Mayotte	48.9	+15.9 pts
132	Jihovýchod	48.6	-4.2 pts
133	Vorarlberg	48.5	-5.4 pts
134	Wien	48.4	-5.2 pts
135	Střední Čechy	48.4	-0.3 pts
136	Jihozápad	48.4	-6.3 pts
137	Burgenland	48.3	-9.1 pts
138	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	48	-3.9 pts
139	Darmstadt	48	+0.5 pts
140	Rheinhessen-Pfalz	47.8	-0.1 pts
141	Münster	47.8	+5.4 pts
142	Região Autónoma da Madeira	47.7	-9.1 pts
143	Centro (PT)	47.3	n/a
144	Thessalia	47.2	+6.8 pts
145	Severozapaden	47.1	-4 pts
146	Helsinki-Uusimaa	47.1	-0.9 pts
147	Bremen	47.1	+2.1 pts
148	Småland med öarna	47	-2.3 pts
149	Västsverige	46.9	-2.8 pts
150	Sydsverige	46.9	-5.8 pts
151	Kassel	46.4	-0.5 pts
152	Podlaskie	46.3	+4.4 pts
153	Sud-Est	45.9	-8.5 pts
154	Východné Slovensko	45.8	-12.4 pts
155	Luxembourg	45.8	+1.9 pts
156	Centru	44.7	-3.8 pts
157	Sardegna	44.5	-2.3 pts
158	Budapest	44.4	-4.4 pts
159	Ile-de-France	44.3	+1.4 pts
160	Nord-Vest	44	-0.6 pts
161	Podkarpackie	43.6	-5.8 pts
162	Praha	43.3	-2.8 pts
163	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	43.2	-3.5 pts
164	Asturias	43.2	+0.7 pts
165	Península de Setúbal	43.1	n/a
166	Ionia Nisia	43.1	-0.6 pts
167	Southern	42.6	+0.5 pts
168	Braunschweig	42.4	+0.1 pts
168	Stockholm	42.4	+1.8 pts
170	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	42.4	+8.9 pts
171	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	42.4	+1.8 pts
171	Norte	42.4	-1 pts
173	Sud-Vest Oltenia	42.2	-6.3 pts
174	Bucureşti-Ilfov	41.9	+11.8 pts
175	Dolnośląskie	41.9	-0.6 pts
176	Severen tsentralen	41.8	+1.1 pts
177	Peloponnisos	41.3	+2.5 pts
178	Abruzzo	41.2	-0.6 pts
179	Notio Aigaio	41	+0.7 pts
180	Sterea Elláda	40.9	-4 pts
181	Attiki	40.8	+1 pts
182	Kriti	40.6	-2.4 pts
183	Kentriki Makedonia	40.4	-4.1 pts
184	Midtjylland	40.3	+0.9 pts
185	Galicia	40	-4 pts
186	Syddanmark	39.9	-3.5 pts
187	Navarre	39.6	+1.8 pts
188	Bratislavský kraj	39.4	-8 pts
189	Lüneburg	39.3	-2.1 pts
190	La Rioja	39.2	-1.1 pts
191	Ipeiros	39.1	-0.7 pts
192	Basilicata	39	-1 pts
193	Sud-Muntenia	38.9	-7.4 pts
194	Calabria	38.4	+2.4 pts
195	Kýpros	38.4	-2.8 pts
196	Molise	37.8	-2.2 pts
197	Hovedstaden	37.4	-2.3 pts
198	Sjælland	37	-4.3 pts
199	Grande Lisboa	36.9	n/a
200	Severoiztochen	36.6	-1 pts
201	Northern and Western	36.5	-3.9 pts
202	Eastern and Midland	36.1	+4.5 pts
203	Canary Islands	36	-0.3 pts
204	Catalonia	35.7	-0.3 pts
205	Sicilia	35.6	-2.9 pts
206	Vest	35.5	-8.2 pts
207	Puglia	35.5	-0.8 pts
208	Nordjylland	35.4	-9.4 pts
209	Dytiki Makedonia	35.3	-0.8 pts
210	Lazio	35	-2.5 pts
211	Umbria	35	-0.6 pts
212	Castile and León	35	-4.2 pts
213	Dytiki Elláda	34.9	-7.8 pts
214	Emilia-Romagna	34.9	-0.2 pts
215	Weser-Ems	34.6	0 pts
216	Marche	34.4	-7.1 pts
217	Malta	34.2	-3.2 pts
218	Cantabria	34.2	+0.1 pts
218	Veneto	34.2	-3.7 pts
220	Castilla-La Mancha	34.1	-1.7 pts
221	Yuzhen tsentralen	33.8	-2.4 pts
222	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	33.7	-5.9 pts
223	Voreio Aigaio	33.7	-8.3 pts
224	Balearic Islands	33.5	-3.2 pts
225	Extremadura	33.4	-1.3 pts
226	Toscana	32.7	-2.3 pts
227	Piemonte	32.7	-3.1 pts
228	Valencian Community	32.6	-2.3 pts
229	Małopolskie	32.4	-3 pts
230	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	31.9	-5.6 pts
231	Andalusia	31.8	-1.5 pts
232	Lombardia	31.2	-1.6 pts
232	Yugoiztochen	31.2	-3.7 pts
234	Hannover	31.1	-4.6 pts
235	Åland	30.9	-33.8 pts
236	Melilla	30.8	+4.9 pts
237	Campania	30.4	-2.9 pts
238	Liguria	29.6	-5 pts
239	Basque Country	27.8	-1.9 pts
240	Region of Murcia	27.4	-2 pts
241	Aragon	26.7	-4.6 pts
242	Ceuta	24.8	-3.3 pts
243	Yugozapaden	24.5	-4.2 pts
244	Community of Madrid	24.4	-0.7 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 V01 to Y89) 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).

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. 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 V01-Y89 (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 death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Prov. Luxembourg (BE), with 84.6 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Community of Madrid, with 24.4 per 100,000 people in 2023.

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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.