Germany vs Netherlands: Causes of mortality

Germany
1.03 million Deaths
in 2023
Netherlands
172,165 Deaths
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Netherlands rank
3rd

Causes of mortality over time

  • Germany
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.03 million Deaths against 172,165 Deaths in Netherlands, a difference of 859,955 Deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 6.0 times Netherlands's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 36 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 882,660 Deaths 134,692 Deaths 747,967 Deaths Germany
2000s 835,923 Deaths 137,592 Deaths 698,332 Deaths Germany
2010s 900,562 Deaths 144,467 Deaths 756,094 Deaths Germany
2020s 1.03 million Deaths 169,821 Deaths 857,110 Deaths Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher causes of mortality, Germany or Netherlands?
Germany, at 1.03 million Deaths against 172,165 Deaths in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in causes of mortality between Germany and Netherlands?
859,955 Deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for causes of mortality?
Germany ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Causes of mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.