Germany vs Greece: Death rate
Germany
12.23 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Greece
12.4 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany rank
23rd
Greece rank
20th
Death rate over time
- Germany
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 12.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 12.23 deaths per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 23rd and Greece ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.84 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1960s | 11.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1970s | 12.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.51 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1980s | 11.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 10.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 10.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5758 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 11.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1158 deaths per 1,000 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 12.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.65 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5515 deaths per 1,000 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate, Germany or Greece?
- Greece, at 12.4 deaths per 1,000 people against 12.23 deaths per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in death rate between Germany and Greece?
- 0.17 deaths per 1,000 people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Greece rank globally for death rate?
- Germany ranks 23rd and Greece ranks 20th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.