Number of deaths from stroke in Germany

Germany: Number of deaths from stroke was 59,731 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
59,731 deaths
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 194 countries
All-time high
83,283 deaths
in 2000
All-time low
58,849 deaths
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths from stroke in Germany, 2000–2021

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201020212000: 83.3k deaths2001: 81.2k deaths2002: 80.3k deaths2003: 77.8k deaths2004: 71.2k deaths2005: 69.7k deaths2006: 67.8k deaths2007: 65.0k deaths2008: 66.2k deaths2009: 65.5k deaths2010: 64.1k deaths2011: 61.5k deaths2012: 61.4k deaths2013: 63.0k deaths2014: 59.4k deaths2015: 61.1k deaths2016: 60.2k deaths2017: 59.6k deaths2018: 60.3k deaths2019: 58.8k deaths2020: 59.6k deaths2021: 59.7k deaths

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

Analysis

Germany recorded 59,731 deaths for number of deaths from stroke in 2021.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths from stroke in Germany peaked at 83,283 deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 58,849 deaths, in 2019.

Germany ranks 17th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72,779 deaths 64,971 deaths 83,283 deaths 10
2010s 60,932 deaths 58,849 deaths 64,091 deaths 10
2020s 59,677 deaths 59,623 deaths 59,731 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 14 Nigeria 70,772 deaths compare
  2. 15 Egypt 69,869 deaths compare
  3. 16 Myanmar 60,093 deaths compare
  4. 18 Italy 58,326 deaths compare
  5. 19 North Korea 57,395 deaths compare
  6. 20 Romania 48,881 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths from stroke in Germany?
Number of deaths from stroke in Germany was 59,731 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 83,283 deaths in 2000.
What is the lowest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 58,849 deaths in 2019.
How does Germany rank for number of deaths from stroke?
Germany ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths from stroke rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths from stroke
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 stroke in both sexes.