Which has higher deaths by age group, Germany or Spain?

Germany, at 9,776 deaths against 6,590 deaths in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in deaths by age group between Germany and Spain?

3,186 deaths, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Spain: Deaths by age group

Germany

9,776 deaths

in 2023

Spain

6,590 deaths

in 2023

Germany rank

7th

Spain rank

9th

Deaths by age group over time

Germany
Spain

How they compare

Germany currently reports 9,776 deaths against 6,590 deaths in Spain, a difference of 3,186 deaths.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	135.6 deaths	223.1 deaths	87.5 deaths	Spain
1960s	167.2 deaths	198.3 deaths	31.1 deaths	Spain
1970s	405.2 deaths	320.7 deaths	84.5 deaths	Germany
1980s	886.3 deaths	592.1 deaths	294.2 deaths	Germany
1990s	1,948 deaths	1,089 deaths	859.6 deaths	Germany
2000s	4,192 deaths	2,312 deaths	1,880 deaths	Germany
2010s	6,403 deaths	4,287 deaths	2,116 deaths	Germany
2020s	8,118 deaths	6,219 deaths	1,900 deaths	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths by age group, Germany or Spain?: Germany, at 9,776 deaths against 6,590 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in deaths by age group between Germany and Spain?: 3,186 deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Spain rank globally for deaths by age group?: Germany ranks 7th and Spain ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deaths by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths by age group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,462 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 100+.