NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate, 2024

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate, 2024
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Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest death rate of 400 areas in 2024, at 20.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Tübingen, Landkreis had the lowest, at 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.6Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest8.3Tübingen, Landkreis

Median12.4400 areas

Germany12.1History

Top 40 areas, 2024

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per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2024 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2023
1	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	20.6	+1.2 pts
2	Mansfeld-Südharz	18.3	+0.1 pts
3	Harz	18.1	0 pts
3	Lüchow-Dannenberg	18.1	+2 pts
5	Elbe-Elster	18	+1 pts
6	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	17.5	+0.2 pts
7	Goslar	17.3	-1.6 pts
7	Salzlandkreis	17.3	-1.1 pts
7	Vogtlandkreis	17.3	-0.2 pts
10	Zwickau	17.2	+0.1 pts
11	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	17.1	-0.3 pts
11	Holzminden	17.1	-0.3 pts
13	Kyffhäuserkreis	17	-1 pts
13	Sonneberg	17	+0.2 pts
15	Greiz	16.9	-0.1 pts
15	Stendal	16.9	-0.1 pts
15	Uckermark	16.9	0 pts
18	Görlitz	16.8	-0.1 pts
19	Altenburger Land	16.6	+0.2 pts
19	Burgenlandkreis	16.6	-1.1 pts
19	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	16.6	-0.1 pts
19	Nordhausen	16.6	-0.8 pts
19	Prignitz	16.6	-1.1 pts
19	Vorpommern-Rügen	16.6	+0.1 pts
25	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	16.4	-0.2 pts
25	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	16.4	+0.1 pts
27	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	16.3	-0.4 pts
27	Vorpommern-Greifswald	16.3	-0.3 pts
29	Erzgebirgskreis	16.2	-0.2 pts
29	Hof, Landkreis	16.2	-0.5 pts
29	Spree-Neiße	16.2	-0.2 pts
29	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	16.2	-0.8 pts
33	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	16.1	+0.5 pts
33	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	16.1	+0.9 pts
33	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	16.1	-0.6 pts
33	Wittenberg	16.1	-1.3 pts
37	Uelzen	16	-0.7 pts
38	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	15.9	-1 pts
38	Northeim	15.9	-0.9 pts
40	Neunkirchen	15.8	+0.6 pts
40	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	15.8	-1.5 pts
42	Ostholstein	15.7	-0.1 pts
43	Hameln-Pyrmont	15.6	-0.3 pts
43	Hildburghausen	15.6	0 pts
45	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	15.4	-0.5 pts
45	Mittelsachsen	15.4	-0.3 pts
45	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	15.4	+0.1 pts
45	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	15.4	-0.4 pts
49	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	15.3	-1 pts
49	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	15.3	-0.2 pts
49	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	15.3	-1.1 pts
49	Wesermarsch	15.3	+1.4 pts
53	Jerichower Land	15.2	-0.8 pts
53	Saale-Orla-Kreis	15.2	-0.6 pts
53	Südwestpfalz	15.2	+0.3 pts
56	Birkenfeld	15.1	+0.3 pts
56	Oder-Spree	15.1	-0.5 pts
58	Cuxhaven	15	-0.6 pts
58	Friesland (DE)	15	-0.1 pts
58	Schaumburg	15	-1 pts
58	Vulkaneifel	15	+0.5 pts
62	Helmstedt	14.9	+0.1 pts
62	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.9	+0.1 pts
62	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	14.9	+0.8 pts
62	Kusel	14.9	+0.7 pts
66	Bautzen	14.8	-0.3 pts
66	Saarpfalz-Kreis	14.8	+0.1 pts
66	Tirschenreuth	14.8	-0.3 pts
69	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.7	-0.6 pts
69	Hildesheim	14.7	-0.2 pts
71	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.6	-0.4 pts
71	Meißen	14.6	-0.2 pts
73	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.5	+0.3 pts
73	Gotha	14.5	-0.4 pts
73	Ilm-Kreis	14.5	+0.6 pts
73	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.5	-0.1 pts
73	Nordwestmecklenburg	14.5	+0.7 pts
73	Wartburgkreis	14.5	-0.3 pts
73	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.5	+0.5 pts
80	Aurich	14.4	+0.2 pts
80	Dithmarschen	14.4	-1.1 pts
80	St. Wendel	14.4	-0.3 pts
80	Wittmund	14.4	-0.2 pts
84	Lichtenfels	14.3	+0.1 pts
84	Plön	14.3	+0.1 pts
84	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	14.3	-0.2 pts
84	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	14.3	-0.1 pts
88	Börde	14.2	-1 pts
88	Celle	14.2	-0.6 pts
88	Cochem-Zell	14.2	-0.3 pts
88	Kronach	14.2	-0.3 pts
92	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	14.1	-0.7 pts
92	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	14.1	-0.3 pts
92	Kassel, Landkreis	14.1	-0.7 pts
92	Ludwigslust-Parchim	14.1	-0.3 pts
92	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.1	-1.2 pts
92	Saalekreis	14.1	-1.1 pts
92	Schleswig-Flensburg	14.1	-1 pts
92	Steinburg	14.1	+0.5 pts
100	Heidekreis	14	+0.5 pts
100	Kulmbach	14	-0.2 pts
100	Nordsachsen	14	-0.2 pts
100	Odenwaldkreis	14	+0.2 pts
100	Recklinghausen	14	+0.1 pts
100	Sömmerda	14	+0.3 pts
106	Leipzig	13.9	-0.4 pts
106	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.9	-0.7 pts
106	Nienburg (Weser)	13.9	-0.3 pts
106	Unna	13.9	-0.4 pts
106	Vogelsbergkreis	13.9	-1.2 pts
106	Waldeck-Frankenberg	13.9	-1.4 pts
106	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.9	0 pts
113	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.8	-0.1 pts
113	Märkisch-Oderland	13.8	-0.2 pts
113	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	13.8	-0.3 pts
116	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.7	-0.2 pts
116	Landkreis Rostock	13.7	-0.2 pts
116	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.7	-0.8 pts
116	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.7	-0.2 pts
116	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.7	-0.8 pts
121	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	13.6	+1.2 pts
121	Saarlouis	13.6	-0.1 pts
121	Wesel	13.6	-0.3 pts
124	Bad Kissingen	13.5	+0.1 pts
124	Coburg, Landkreis	13.5	-0.5 pts
124	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.5	0 pts
124	Regen	13.5	+0.4 pts
128	Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.4	-0.4 pts
128	Merzig-Wadern	13.4	-0.3 pts
128	Nordfriesland	13.4	-0.5 pts
128	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.4	-2.5 pts
128	Wolfenbüttel	13.4	-1.2 pts
133	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.3	-0.4 pts
133	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	13.3	+0.6 pts
133	Leer	13.3	+0.1 pts
133	Märkischer Kreis	13.3	-0.3 pts
133	Mettmann	13.3	-0.6 pts
133	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.3	-0.3 pts
139	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	13.2	-1.7 pts
139	Donnersbergkreis	13.2	+0.4 pts
139	Höxter	13.2	-0.6 pts
139	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	13.2	0 pts
139	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.2	-0.2 pts
139	Viersen	13.2	0 pts
145	Bad Kreuznach	13.1	+0.4 pts
145	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.1	+0.2 pts
145	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.1	-0.6 pts
145	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.1	-0.3 pts
145	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.1	+0.2 pts
150	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	13	-0.6 pts
150	Göttingen	13	-0.1 pts
150	Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt	13	+0.9 pts
150	Limburg-Weilburg	13	-0.5 pts
150	Minden-Lübbecke	13	+0.3 pts
150	Neuwied	13	+0.8 pts
150	Oldenburg, Landkreis	13	+0.4 pts
157	Bad Dürkheim	12.9	-0.6 pts
157	Barnim	12.9	-0.6 pts
157	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.9	-0.7 pts
157	Lippe	12.9	-0.6 pts
157	Peine	12.9	0 pts
157	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	12.9	-0.4 pts
157	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.9	-0.2 pts
157	Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.9	+0.3 pts
165	Bernkastel-Wittlich	12.8	-0.9 pts
165	Diepholz	12.8	+0.3 pts
165	Herzogtum Lauenburg	12.8	+0.3 pts
165	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.8	-0.5 pts
165	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	12.8	-0.5 pts
165	Soest	12.8	-0.2 pts
171	Bayreuth, Landkreis	12.7	-0.4 pts
171	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	-1.1 pts
171	Hochsauerlandkreis	12.7	-0.4 pts
171	Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	+0.3 pts
171	Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	0 pts
171	Lindau (Bodensee)	12.7	+0.7 pts
171	Mayen-Koblenz	12.7	-0.4 pts
171	Osterholz	12.7	-0.8 pts
171	Rottal-Inn	12.7	-0.2 pts
171	Siegen-Wittgenstein	12.7	-0.2 pts
171	Teltow-Fläming	12.7	-0.3 pts
171	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	-1 pts
183	Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.6	+0.8 pts
183	Dahme-Spreewald	12.6	-1.1 pts
183	Eichsfeld	12.6	-0.6 pts
183	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.6	-0.9 pts
183	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	12.6	+0.4 pts
183	Oberbergischer Kreis	12.6	-0.8 pts
183	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	12.6	-0.5 pts
183	Weimarer Land	12.6	-0.5 pts
191	Ahrweiler	12.5	-0.4 pts
191	Düren	12.5	-0.4 pts
191	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	12.5	+0.3 pts
191	Havelland	12.5	-0.7 pts
191	Stormarn	12.5	-0.9 pts
191	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.5	-0.1 pts
197	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.4	-0.3 pts
197	Euskirchen	12.4	+0.3 pts
197	Heinsberg	12.4	+0.2 pts
197	Herford	12.4	-0.8 pts
197	Main-Spessart	12.4	-0.7 pts
197	Main-Tauber-Kreis	12.4	-0.2 pts
197	Oberhavel	12.4	-1.4 pts
197	Osnabrück, Landkreis	12.4	-0.1 pts
197	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.4	-0.3 pts
197	Segeberg	12.4	+0.1 pts
197	Verden	12.4	-0.3 pts
197	Zollernalbkreis	12.4	+0.2 pts
209	Amberg-Sulzbach	12.3	-0.3 pts
209	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.3	+0.3 pts
209	Fulda	12.3	+1 pts
209	Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.3	+0.8 pts
209	Pinneberg	12.3	+0.1 pts
209	Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis	12.3	-0.3 pts
209	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.3	-0.6 pts
209	Südliche Weinstraße	12.3	+0.4 pts
217	Ammerland	12.2	-0.2 pts
217	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.2	-2.1 pts
217	Freyung-Grafenau	12.2	-1.2 pts
217	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.2	-0.7 pts
217	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	12.2	+0.2 pts
217	Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim	12.2	-0.3 pts
217	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	12.2	+0.4 pts
217	Nürnberger Land	12.2	-0.3 pts
217	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	12.2	+0.2 pts
217	Schweinfurt, Landkreis	12.2	-0.1 pts
217	Westerwaldkreis	12.2	-0.7 pts
228	Altötting	12.1	-0.6 pts
228	Bergstraße	12.1	-0.1 pts
228	Cham	12.1	-0.8 pts
228	Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.1	-0.9 pts
228	Lüneburg, Landkreis	12.1	0 pts
228	Region Hannover	12.1	-0.3 pts
228	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	12.1	-0.4 pts
228	Rhön-Grabfeld	12.1	-0.2 pts
228	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	12.1	-1.2 pts
228	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	12.1	-0.2 pts
228	Wetteraukreis	12.1	-0.1 pts
228	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.1	-0.8 pts
240	Fürth, Landkreis	12	-0.5 pts
240	Göppingen	12	+0.5 pts
240	Kleve	12	-0.9 pts
240	Rotenburg (Wümme)	12	-0.6 pts
240	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	12	-0.3 pts
245	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	11.9	-0.5 pts
245	Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.9	-0.2 pts
245	Haßberge	11.9	-0.1 pts
245	Olpe	11.9	-1 pts
245	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	11.9	-0.6 pts
245	Schwandorf	11.9	-0.8 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which area has the highest death rate?

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 20.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Tübingen, Landkreis, with 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.