Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Germany
Germany: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Germany, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Germany peaked at 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.986 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2004.
That places Germany 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Germany, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.9989 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.986 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9999 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9895 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9957 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.1 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.986 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 23 North Macedonia 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Czechia 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 25 Eswatini 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Central African Republic 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Armenia 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 29 Albania 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Germany?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Germany was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.986 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Germany ranks 26th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.