Total disease burden in Germany
Germany: Total disease burden was 28.68 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Germany, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
In 2021, total disease burden in Germany stood at 28.68 million DALYs. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Germany peaked at 28.68 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.68 million DALYs, in 2006.
That places Germany 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.02 million DALYs | 25.68 million DALYs | 26.43 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.62 million DALYs | 25.87 million DALYs | 27.42 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.29 million DALYs | 27.91 million DALYs | 28.68 million DALYs | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 14 Japan 37.41 million DALYs compare
- 15 Egypt, Arab Rep. 33.76 million DALYs compare
- 16 South Africa 33.13 million DALYs compare
- 18 Viet Nam 28.54 million DALYs compare
- 19 Thailand 25.56 million DALYs compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Rep. 25.03 million DALYs compare
More health data for Germany
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,164 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 368 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 471,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 428,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 452,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 417,520 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 431,734 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 401,900 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Germany?
- Total disease burden in Germany was 28.68 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 28.68 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.68 million DALYs in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for total disease burden?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.