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

Sardegna had the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised) of 21 regions in 2021, at 42.3 per 100,000 people. Lombardia had the lowest, at 30.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 35 per 100,000 people and the figure for Italy was 34.3 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest42.3Sardegna
Lowest30.8Lombardia
Median3521 regions
Italy34.3History

All regions, 2021

Sardegna: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleSardegna42.3Abruzzo: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleAbruzzo41.2Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia38.8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Boz…38.7Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste37.5Molise: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMolise37.3Calabria: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCalabria36.7Lazio: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLazio35.8Liguria: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleLiguria35.7Puglia: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePuglia35.2Emilia-Romagna: 35 per 100,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna35Basilicata: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleBasilicata34.8Sicilia: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleSicilia34.6Toscana: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleToscana34.5Umbria: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleUmbria34.3Marche: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleMarche34.2Veneto: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleVeneto34.2Piemonte: 33.2 per 100,000 peoplePiemonte33.2Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento32.1Campania: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleCampania31.9Lombardia: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleLombardia30.8Sardegna: 42.3 per 100,000 peopleSardegna42.3Abruzzo: 41.2 per 100,000 peopleAbruzzo41.2Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 38.8 per 100,000 peopleFriuli-Venezia Giulia38.8Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen: 38.7 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen38.7Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste: 37.5 per 100,000 peopleValle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste37.5Molise: 37.3 per 100,000 peopleMolise37.3Calabria: 36.7 per 100,000 peopleCalabria36.7Lazio: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleLazio35.8Liguria: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleLiguria35.7Puglia: 35.2 per 100,000 peoplePuglia35.2Emilia-Romagna: 35 per 100,000 peopleEmilia-Romagna35Basilicata: 34.8 per 100,000 peopleBasilicata34.8Sicilia: 34.6 per 100,000 peopleSicilia34.6Toscana: 34.5 per 100,000 peopleToscana34.5Umbria: 34.3 per 100,000 peopleUmbria34.3Marche: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleMarche34.2Veneto: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleVeneto34.2Piemonte: 33.2 per 100,000 peoplePiemonte33.2Provincia Autonoma di Trento: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleProvincia Autonoma di Trento32.1Campania: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleCampania31.9Lombardia: 30.8 per 100,000 peopleLombardia30.8
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

RankRegions2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1Sardegna42.3+3 pts
2Abruzzo41.2+2.9 pts
3Friuli-Venezia Giulia38.8+5.6 pts
4Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen38.7+1.9 pts
5Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste37.5+1.4 pts
6Molise37.3+0.2 pts
7Calabria36.7+1.6 pts
8Lazio35.8+1.3 pts
9Liguria35.7+4.4 pts
10Puglia35.2+4.9 pts
11Emilia-Romagna35+1.3 pts
12Basilicata34.8-0.7 pts
13Sicilia34.6+0.9 pts
14Toscana34.5+2.7 pts
15Umbria34.3+0.9 pts
16Marche34.2-0.7 pts
17Veneto34.2+2.8 pts
18Piemonte33.2+1.2 pts
19Provincia Autonoma di Trento32.1-7.9 pts
20Campania31.9+2.6 pts
21Lombardia30.8-0 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.

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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 Italy (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2021) [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 Italy (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2021. 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/italy-regions?period=2021. 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 Italy (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2021. 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/italy-regions?period=2021.

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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 Italy (NUTS 2) by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2021 [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/italy-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Sardegna, with 42.3 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Lombardia, with 30.8 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 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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