Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Causes of mortality

Germany
1.03 million Deaths
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
647,699 Deaths
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Causes of mortality over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.03 million Deaths against 647,699 Deaths in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 384,421 Deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 36 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 882,660 Deaths 638,082 Deaths 244,578 Deaths Germany
2000s 835,604 Deaths 586,500 Deaths 249,104 Deaths Germany
2010s 900,562 Deaths 585,386 Deaths 315,175 Deaths Germany
2020s 1.03 million Deaths 668,092 Deaths 358,838 Deaths Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher causes of mortality, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Germany, at 1.03 million Deaths against 647,699 Deaths in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in causes of mortality between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
384,421 Deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for causes of mortality?
Germany ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th 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.