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Regions of France (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised)

Bretagne had the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised) of 27 regions in 2020, at 66.5 per 100,000 people. Ile-de-France had the lowest, at 40.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 57.4 per 100,000 people and the figure for France was 54 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest66.5Bretagne
Lowest40.7Ile-de-France
Median57.427 regions
France54History

All regions, 2020

Bretagne: 66.5 per 100,000 peopleBretagne66.5Basse-Normandie: 65.3 per 100,000 peopleBasse-Normandie65.3Poitou-Charentes: 64.6 per 100,000 peoplePoitou-Charentes64.6Guadeloupe: 64.6 per 100,000 peopleGuadeloupe64.6Franche-Comté: 64.4 per 100,000 peopleFranche-Comté64.4Mayotte: 63.2 per 100,000 peopleMayotte63.2Limousin: 61.3 per 100,000 peopleLimousin61.3Nord-Pas de Calais: 60.7 per 100,000 peopleNord-Pas de Calais60.7Auvergne: 59.3 per 100,000 peopleAuvergne59.3Bourgogne: 58.3 per 100,000 peopleBourgogne58.3Guyane: 58.2 per 100,000 peopleGuyane58.2Haute-Normandie: 57.9 per 100,000 peopleHaute-Normandie57.9Picardie: 57.6 per 100,000 peoplePicardie57.6La Réunion: 57.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Réunion57.4Champagne-Ardenne: 57.2 per 100,000 peopleChampagne-Ardenne57.2Pays de la Loire: 57.1 per 100,000 peoplePays de la Loire57.1Lorraine: 56.5 per 100,000 peopleLorraine56.5Centre - Val de Loire: 55 per 100,000 peopleCentre - Val de Loire55Languedoc-Roussillon: 54.7 per 100,000 peopleLanguedoc-Roussillon54.7Alsace: 54 per 100,000 peopleAlsace54Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: 53 per 100,000 peopleProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur53Rhône-Alpes: 51.3 per 100,000 peopleRhône-Alpes51.3Martinique: 50.9 per 100,000 peopleMartinique50.9Aquitaine: 50.4 per 100,000 peopleAquitaine50.4Midi-Pyrénées: 49.5 per 100,000 peopleMidi-Pyrénées49.5Corse: 44.8 per 100,000 peopleCorse44.8Ile-de-France: 40.7 per 100,000 peopleIle-de-France40.7
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

RankRegions2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Bretagne66.5-2.9 pts
2Basse-Normandie65.3+0.7 pts
3Poitou-Charentes64.6+4.1 pts
4Guadeloupe64.6+2.6 pts
5Franche-Comté64.4+3.4 pts
6Mayotte63.2+26.5 pts
7Limousin61.3-2.8 pts
8Nord-Pas de Calais60.7-0.9 pts
9Auvergne59.3-5 pts
10Bourgogne58.3+0.4 pts
11Guyane58.2-16.6 pts
12Haute-Normandie57.9-0.7 pts
13Picardie57.6+2.3 pts
14La Réunion57.4-1.2 pts
15Champagne-Ardenne57.2-3.1 pts
16Pays de la Loire57.1+2.1 pts
17Lorraine56.5-2.5 pts
18Centre - Val de Loire55-1.3 pts
19Languedoc-Roussillon54.7-0.6 pts
20Alsace54+1.5 pts
21Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur53-3.9 pts
22Rhône-Alpes51.3-1.4 pts
23Martinique50.9-9.7 pts
24Aquitaine50.4-1.1 pts
25Midi-Pyrénées49.5-2.1 pts
26Corse44.8-4.3 pts
27Ile-de-France40.70 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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (Regions of France (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/france-regions?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Regions of France (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/france-regions?period=2020.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), Regions of France (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/france-regions?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bretagne, with 66.5 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Ile-de-France, with 40.7 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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.

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