Life expectancy by age and sex in Germany including former GDR
Germany including former GDR: Life expectancy by age and sex was 81.2 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.2 Year
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
6th
of 10 regions
All-time high
81.2 Year
in 2019
All-time low
69.2 Year
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Germany including former GDR, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
Germany including former GDR recorded 81.2 Year for life expectancy by age and sex in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Germany including former GDR peaked at 81.2 Year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.2 Year, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Germany including former GDR, year by year
| Year | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.2 Year | — |
| 1961 | 69.8 Year | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 70 Year | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 70.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 70.7 Year | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 70.6 Year | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 70.8 Year | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 71 Year | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 70.6 Year | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 70.5 Year | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 70.7 Year | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 70.9 Year | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 71.2 Year | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 71.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 71.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 71.5 Year | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 72 Year | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 72.6 Year | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 72.6 Year | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 73 Year | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 73.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 73.4 Year | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 73.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 74 Year | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 74.5 Year | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 74.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 74.8 Year | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 75.2 Year | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 75.4 Year | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.6 Year | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.4 Year | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 75.7 Year | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 76.2 Year | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 76.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 76.6 Year | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 76.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 77 Year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.4 Year | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.8 Year | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 78 Year | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.3 Year | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.6 Year | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.6 Year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.6 Year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.3 Year | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 79.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 79.9 Year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.1 Year | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.2 Year | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 80.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 80.5 Year | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.6 Year | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.6 Year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.9 Year | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81 Year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.9 Year | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.2 Year | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81 Year | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.7 Year | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 80.5 Year | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.9 Year | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.2 Year | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.33 Year | 69.2 Year | 71 Year | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.76 Year | 70.7 Year | 73 Year | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.43 Year | 73.1 Year | 75.6 Year | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.7 Year | 75.4 Year | 78 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.33 Year | 78.3 Year | 80.3 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.79 Year | 80.5 Year | 81.2 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.86 Year | 80.5 Year | 81.2 Year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany including former GDR
More health data for Germany including former GDR
- Infant mortality rates 2 Rate (2024)
- Infant mortality 2,787 Number (2015)
- Infant mortality by age and sex 874 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality by mother's educational attainment level (ISCED11f) 2,245 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Germany including former GDR?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Germany including former GDR was 81.2 Year in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2 Year in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Germany including former GDR?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2 Year in 1960.
- How does Germany including former GDR rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Germany including former GDR ranks 6th out of 10 regions with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Germany including former GDR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany including former GDR data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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