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Regions of Netherlands (NUTS 2) by suicide death rate (age-standardised), 2023

Groningen had the highest suicide death rate (age-standardised) of 12 regions in 2023, at 16.2 per 100,000 people. Flevoland had the lowest, at 6.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 10.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for the Netherlands was 10.4 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16.2Groningen
Lowest6.6Flevoland
Median10.712 regions
Netherlands10.4History

All regions, 2023

Groningen: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleGroningen16.2Friesland (NL): 14 per 100,000 peopleFriesland (NL)14Zeeland: 12 per 100,000 peopleZeeland12Limburg (NL): 11.8 per 100,000 peopleLimburg (NL)11.8Noord-Brabant: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleNoord-Brabant11.3Noord-Holland: 10.7 per 100,000 peopleNoord-Holland10.7Overijssel: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleOverijssel10.6Drenthe: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleDrenthe10.3Gelderland: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleGelderland9.2Zuid-Holland: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleZuid-Holland8.9Utrecht: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleUtrecht8.4Flevoland: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleFlevoland6.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Groningen16.2+5 pts
2Friesland (NL)14+0.5 pts
3Zeeland12+2.9 pts
4Limburg (NL)11.8+1.2 pts
5Noord-Brabant11.3-0.6 pts
6Noord-Holland10.7+0.9 pts
7Overijssel10.6-1 pts
8Drenthe10.3-1.9 pts
9Gelderland9.2-2 pts
10Zuid-Holland8.9n/a
11Utrecht8.4n/a
12Flevoland6.6-3.1 pts

About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 X60 to X84 and Y87.0) 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).

suicide_rate (WHO) is a crude rate adjusted by WHO for under-reporting, so the two series differ. 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 X60-X84_Y870 (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 suicide death rate (age-standardised)?

Groningen, with 16.2 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest suicide death rate (age-standardised)?

Flevoland, with 6.6 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 X60-X84_Y870 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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