Mortality rate, adult, female in Germany
Germany: Mortality rate, adult, female was 46.2 per 1,000 female adults in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, adult, female in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
In 2020, mortality rate, adult, female in Germany stood at 46.2 per 1,000 female adults. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Germany peaked at 77.11 per 1,000 female adults in 1990 and was at its lowest, 46.2 per 1,000 female adults, in 2020.
Germany ranks 177th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female in Germany, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.11 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1991 | 76.35 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 73.86 per 1,000 female adults | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 73.33 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 71.24 per 1,000 female adults | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 70.34 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 69.16 per 1,000 female adults | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 66.89 per 1,000 female adults | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 64.67 per 1,000 female adults | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 64.13 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 63.35 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 62.08 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 61.74 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 60.74 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 58.66 per 1,000 female adults | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 57.71 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 56.01 per 1,000 female adults | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 55.29 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 54.73 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.23 per 1,000 female adults | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 53.27 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 52.91 per 1,000 female adults | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 51.1 per 1,000 female adults | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 51.74 per 1,000 female adults | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 49.6 per 1,000 female adults | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 50.17 per 1,000 female adults | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.55 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 48.03 per 1,000 female adults | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 48.28 per 1,000 female adults | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.58 per 1,000 female adults | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 46.2 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.71 per 1,000 female adults | 64.13 per 1,000 female adults | 77.11 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.45 per 1,000 female adults | 54.23 per 1,000 female adults | 63.35 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.12 per 1,000 female adults | 46.58 per 1,000 female adults | 53.27 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.2 per 1,000 female adults | 46.2 per 1,000 female adults | 46.2 per 1,000 female adults | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Germany?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Germany was 46.2 per 1,000 female adults in 2020, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 77.11 per 1,000 female adults in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2 per 1,000 female adults in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Germany ranks 177th out of 218 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.