Germany vs Ireland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Germany
2.7 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland
2.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany rank
210th
Ireland rank
212th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 210th and Ireland ranks 212th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.81 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1960s | 23.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 23 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.551 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 15.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.98 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.871 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.057 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 4.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.918 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.65 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.009 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1007 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Germany or Ireland?
- Germany, at 2.7 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Germany and Ireland?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Germany ranks 210th and Ireland ranks 212th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.