Causes of mortality in Germany
Germany: Causes of mortality was 1.03 million Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, causes of mortality in Germany stood at 1.03 million Deaths.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Germany peaked at 1.07 million Deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 818,271 Deaths, in 2004.
That places Germany 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Germany, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 921,445 Deaths | — |
| 1991 | 911,245 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 885,443 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 897,270 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 884,661 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 884,588 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 882,843 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 860,389 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 852,382 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 846,330 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 838,797 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 828,541 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 841,686 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 853,946 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 818,271 Deaths | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 830,227 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 821,627 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 827,155 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 844,439 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 854,544 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 858,768 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 852,328 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 869,582 Deaths | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 893,825 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 868,356 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 925,200 Deaths | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 910,899 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 932,263 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 954,874 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 939,520 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 985,572 Deaths | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.02 million Deaths | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million Deaths | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million Deaths | -3.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.03 million Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 8.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.03 million Deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 9.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 882,660 Deaths | 846,330 Deaths | 921,445 Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 835,923 Deaths | 818,271 Deaths | 854,544 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 900,562 Deaths | 852,328 Deaths | 954,874 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million Deaths | 985,572 Deaths | 1.07 million Deaths | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Russia 1.80 million Deaths compare
- 2 Poland 408,504 Deaths compare
- 3 Croatia 51,275 Deaths compare
- 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
- 3 Netherlands 172,165 Deaths compare
- 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
- 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
- 5 Latvia 26,316 Deaths compare
- 6 Slovenia 21,506 Deaths compare
- 6 Mexico 778,865 Deaths compare
- 7 Estonia 15,530 Deaths compare
- 7 Italy 666,131 Deaths compare
- 8 United Kingdom 647,699 Deaths compare
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2000)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Germany?
- Causes of mortality in Germany was 1.03 million Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million Deaths in 2022.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 818,271 Deaths in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for causes of mortality?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.