Deaths from falls in Germany

Germany: Deaths from falls was 19,368 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
19,368 deaths
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
4th
of 194 countries
All-time high
19,368 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
7,566 deaths
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from falls in Germany, 2000–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201020212000: 7.9k deaths2001: 7.6k deaths2002: 7.7k deaths2003: 8.4k deaths2004: 8.4k deaths2005: 8.9k deaths2006: 8.8k deaths2007: 8.1k deaths2008: 8.8k deaths2009: 9.0k deaths2010: 10.0k deaths2011: 10.0k deaths2012: 10.5k deaths2013: 11.4k deaths2014: 12.0k deaths2015: 13.3k deaths2016: 14.9k deaths2017: 15.2k deaths2018: 17.0k deaths2019: 17.9k deaths2020: 18.6k deaths2021: 19.4k deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths from falls in Germany stood at 19,368 deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 93.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from falls in Germany peaked at 19,368 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,566 deaths, in 2001.

Germany ranks 4th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8,359 deaths 7,566 deaths 9,040 deaths 10
2010s 13,212 deaths 10,008 deaths 17,865 deaths 10
2020s 18,964 deaths 18,560 deaths 19,368 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 India 240,832 deaths compare
  2. 2 China 144,097 deaths compare
  3. 3 United States 45,334 deaths compare
  4. 5 Brazil 19,293 deaths compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 17,903 deaths compare
  6. 7 Vietnam 16,349 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from falls in Germany?
Deaths from falls in Germany was 19,368 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from falls recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 19,368 deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest deaths from falls recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 7,566 deaths in 2001.
How does Germany rank for deaths from falls?
Germany ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from falls rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.1%. 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 Deaths from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Deaths from falls
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes.