Germany vs Greece: Death rate, crude

Germany
12.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Greece
12.1 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
Greece rank
16th

Death rate, crude over time

  • Germany
  • Greece
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 12.1 per 1,000 people against 12.1 per 1,000 people in Greece, a difference of 0 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Greece ranks 16th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 12.02 per 1,000 people 7.96 per 1,000 people 4.06 per 1,000 people Germany
1970s 12.25 per 1,000 people 8.67 per 1,000 people 3.58 per 1,000 people Germany
1980s 11.87 per 1,000 people 9.15 per 1,000 people 2.72 per 1,000 people Germany
1990s 10.88 per 1,000 people 9.41 per 1,000 people 1.47 per 1,000 people Germany
2000s 10.16 per 1,000 people 9.65 per 1,000 people 0.51 per 1,000 people Germany
2010s 11.02 per 1,000 people 10.77 per 1,000 people 0.25 per 1,000 people Germany
2020s 12.28 per 1,000 people 12.7 per 1,000 people 0.42 per 1,000 people Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, crude, Germany or Greece?
Germany, at 12.1 per 1,000 people against 12.1 per 1,000 people in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in death rate, crude between Germany and Greece?
0 per 1,000 people, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Greece?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Greece rank globally for death rate, crude?
Germany ranks 16th and Greece ranks 16th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.