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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate

Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest death rate of 392 areas in 2013, at 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Tübingen, Landkreis had the lowest, at 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17.8Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest7.3Tübingen, Landkreis
Median11.4392 areas
Germany11.1History

Top 40 areas, 2013

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Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants17.8SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16HolzmindenHolzminden: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4GoslarGoslar: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3ZwickauZwickau: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1UelzenUelzen: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1HarzHarz: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9GörlitzGörlitz: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie StadtWilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Baden-Baden, StadtkreisBaden-Baden, Stadtkreis: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8PrignitzPrignitz: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Hof, Kreisfreie StadtHof, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5Hameln-PyrmontHameln-Pyrmont: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5Hof, LandkreisHof, Landkreis: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Jerichower LandJerichower Land: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Werra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner-Kreis: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3WittenbergWittenberg: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2GreizGreiz: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie StadtSchweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2BirkenfeldBirkenfeld: 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants14.1Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie StadtBremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants14.1Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9NordhausenNordhausen: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9NortheimNortheim: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9HelmstedtHelmstedt: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8Herne, Kreisfreie StadtHerne, Kreisfreie Stadt: 13.8 per 1,000 inhabitants13.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2013
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2012
1Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt17.8+2.2 pts
2Salzlandkreis16+0.9 pts
3Holzminden15.6+0.9 pts
4Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge15.4+0.1 pts
5Goslar15.3+1.3 pts
5Zwickau15.3+1.1 pts
7Kyffhäuserkreis15.2+0.3 pts
8Oberspreewald-Lausitz15.1+0.8 pts
8Uelzen15.1+1.6 pts
10Harz15+0.8 pts
11Anhalt-Bitterfeld14.9+0.7 pts
11Görlitz14.9+0.2 pts
11Vogtlandkreis14.9+0.1 pts
11Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt14.9+1 pts
15Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis14.8+0.5 pts
15Burgenlandkreis14.8+0.8 pts
15Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt14.8+0.5 pts
15Prignitz14.8+1.3 pts
19Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt14.7+0.2 pts
19Lüchow-Dannenberg14.7+1.4 pts
19Mansfeld-Südharz14.70 pts
22Altenburger Land14.6+0.2 pts
22Erzgebirgskreis14.6+1.1 pts
24Elbe-Elster14.5+1.1 pts
24Hameln-Pyrmont14.5+0.9 pts
26Hof, Landkreis14.3-0.5 pts
26Jerichower Land14.3+1.2 pts
26Werra-Meißner-Kreis14.3+0.3 pts
26Wittenberg14.3+0.6 pts
30Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt14.2-0.7 pts
30Greiz14.2+0.8 pts
30Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt14.2+0.6 pts
33Birkenfeld14.1+0.4 pts
33Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt14.1+1.1 pts
35Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt13.9+0.6 pts
35Mittelsachsen13.9+0.2 pts
35Nordhausen13.9+0.2 pts
35Northeim13.9+0.5 pts
39Helmstedt13.8+0.3 pts
39Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt13.8-0.2 pts
39Kusel13.8+0.2 pts
39Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt13.8+1 pts
43Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt13.7+1 pts
43Ostholstein13.7+0.6 pts
43Spree-Neiße13.7+0.6 pts
46Cuxhaven13.6+0.5 pts
46Saale-Orla-Kreis13.6+0.9 pts
46Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt13.6+0.9 pts
46Stendal13.6-0.4 pts
50Uckermark13.5+0.6 pts
50Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis13.5+0.8 pts
50Vorpommern-Greifswald13.5n/a
53Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt13.4+0.1 pts
53Nordsachsen13.4+0.7 pts
55Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis13.3+0.5 pts
55Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+0.3 pts
55Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+0.5 pts
55Hersfeld-Rotenburg13.3+1 pts
55Neunkirchen13.3+0.1 pts
55Saarpfalz-Kreis13.3+0.8 pts
55Schaumburg13.30 pts
62Bautzen13.2+0.4 pts
62Dithmarschen13.2+0.9 pts
62Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+0.5 pts
62Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+0.7 pts
62Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+0.7 pts
62Ostprignitz-Ruppin13.2+1 pts
62Vorpommern-Rügen13.2n/a
69Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.6 pts
69Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.7 pts
69Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.9 pts
69Tirschenreuth13.1+0.7 pts
69Vogelsbergkreis13.1+0.8 pts
74Altmarkkreis Salzwedel13+0.3 pts
74Leipzig13+0.4 pts
74Regionalverband Saarbrücken13+0.7 pts
74Schwalm-Eder-Kreis13+0.7 pts
78Meißen12.9+0.3 pts
78Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt12.9+1.1 pts
80Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.8+0.4 pts
80Gotha12.8+0.6 pts
80Kronach12.8+0.9 pts
80Saarlouis12.8+0.6 pts
80Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt12.8n/a
80Waldeck-Frankenberg12.8+0.3 pts
86Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.1 pts
86Kassel, Landkreis12.7+0.7 pts
86Mecklenburgische Seenplatte12.7n/a
86Neuwied12.7+1.1 pts
86Oder-Spree12.7+1 pts
86Recklinghausen12.7+0.3 pts
86Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge12.7+0.2 pts
86Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt12.70 pts
86Wesermarsch12.7+0.1 pts
86Wolfenbüttel12.7+1.6 pts
96Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt12.6+0.4 pts
96Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.6+0.8 pts
96Hildesheim12.6+0.4 pts
96Saalekreis12.6+0.3 pts
100Hildburghausen12.5+1 pts
100Kulmbach12.5+0.1 pts
100Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.9 pts
100Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.5 pts
100St. Wendel12.5+0.3 pts
105Aurich12.4+0.5 pts
105Bad Dürkheim12.4+0.5 pts
105Bad Kissingen12.4+0.3 pts
105Bad Kreuznach12.4+0.5 pts
105Celle12.4+0.7 pts
105Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4-0.3 pts
105Friesland (DE)12.4+0.1 pts
105Höxter12.4+0.4 pts
105Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt12.40 pts
105Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4+1.1 pts
105Ludwigslust-Parchim12.4n/a
105Merzig-Wadern12.4+1 pts
105Odenwaldkreis12.4+0.5 pts
105Unna12.4+0.3 pts
119Börde12.3+0.2 pts
119Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.7 pts
119Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.8 pts
119Lichtenfels12.3-0.7 pts
119Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.7 pts
119Peine12.3+0.8 pts
119Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3-0.7 pts
126Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.2 pts
126Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.6 pts
126Mettmann12.2+0.3 pts
126Rhein-Lahn-Kreis12.2+0.2 pts
126Soest12.2+1 pts
126Sömmerda12.2-0.2 pts
126Steinburg12.2+0.8 pts
133Altenkirchen (Westerwald)12.1-0.2 pts
133Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1-0.4 pts
133Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.4 pts
133Heidekreis12.1+0.1 pts
133Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.1 pts
138Berchtesgadener Land12+0.3 pts
138Coburg, Landkreis12+0.5 pts
138Euskirchen12+0.8 pts
138Göttingen12n/a
138Lippe12+0.7 pts
138Märkischer Kreis12+0.4 pts
138Nordfriesland12+0.8 pts
138Oberbergischer Kreis12+0.9 pts
138Vulkaneifel12-0.5 pts
147Ahrweiler11.9-0.6 pts
147Cham11.9+0.8 pts
147Garmisch-Partenkirchen11.9-0.1 pts
147Minden-Lübbecke11.90 pts
147Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9-0.5 pts
147Nienburg (Weser)11.9-0.4 pts
147Nordwestmecklenburg11.9n/a
147Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9+0.8 pts
147Plön11.9+0.6 pts
147Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt11.90 pts
147Rhön-Grabfeld11.9+1.4 pts
147Südwestpfalz11.9-0.4 pts
147Wittmund11.9+0.1 pts
160Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.8+0.4 pts
160Bernkastel-Wittlich11.8+1 pts
160Regen11.8+0.3 pts
160Rottal-Inn11.8+0.3 pts
160Wesel11.8+0.6 pts
160Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.8+0.4 pts
166Bayreuth, Landkreis11.7+0.2 pts
166Donnersbergkreis11.7-0.2 pts
166Düren11.7+0.9 pts
166Herford11.7-0.1 pts
166Hochsauerlandkreis11.7+0.6 pts
166Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt11.7+0.1 pts
166Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt11.7+0.3 pts
166Siegen-Wittgenstein11.7+0.1 pts
166Teltow-Fläming11.7+0.8 pts
175Bergstraße11.6+0.7 pts
175Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6+0.4 pts
175Leer11.6+0.1 pts
178Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.5+0.5 pts
178Barnim11.5+0.2 pts
178Dahme-Spreewald11.5+0.2 pts
178Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm11.5+0.4 pts
178Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt11.5+0.2 pts
178Havelland11.5+0.9 pts
178Lahn-Dill-Kreis11.5+0.5 pts
178Landkreis Rostock11.5n/a
178Märkisch-Oderland11.5+0.8 pts
178Nürnberger Land11.5+0.4 pts
178Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis11.5+1.1 pts
178Weimarer Land11.5-0.1 pts
178Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt11.5+0.2 pts
191Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt11.40 pts
191Heidenheim11.4+0.2 pts
191Kaiserslautern, Landkreis11.4+0.3 pts
191Main-Tauber-Kreis11.40 pts
191Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.4+0.7 pts
191Oberhavel11.4+0.5 pts
191Westerwaldkreis11.4+0.3 pts
198Altötting11.3+0.3 pts
198Deggendorf11.3+0.6 pts
198Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.9 pts
198Diepholz11.3+0.3 pts
198Herzogtum Lauenburg11.3+0.4 pts
198Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.1 pts
198Mayen-Koblenz11.3+0.4 pts
198Mühldorf a. Inn11.3-0.1 pts
198Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis11.3+0.2 pts
198Rendsburg-Eckernförde11.3+0.4 pts
198Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.7 pts
198Schwandorf11.3+0.1 pts
198Viersen11.3+0.5 pts
198Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen11.3-0.1 pts
212Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.8 pts
212Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.3 pts
212Limburg-Weilburg11.2-0.1 pts
212Osterholz11.2-0.1 pts
212Pforzheim, Stadtkreis11.2-0.2 pts
212Schleswig-Flensburg11.2+0.1 pts
212Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.9 pts
212Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2-1.3 pts
220Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt11.1+0.2 pts
220Kleve11.1+0.5 pts
220Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.1+0.5 pts
220Main-Spessart11.1+0.2 pts
220Olpe11.1+0.7 pts
220Pinneberg11.1+0.2 pts
220Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt11.1n/a
227Freudenstadt11+0.6 pts
227Freyung-Grafenau11-0.2 pts
227Rotenburg (Wümme)11+1 pts
227Saale-Holzland-Kreis11+0.2 pts
227Stade11+0.3 pts
227Verden11+0.4 pts
227Wetteraukreis11+0.5 pts
234Amberg-Sulzbach10.90 pts
234Miesbach10.9+0.2 pts
234Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt10.9-0.1 pts
234Passau, Landkreis10.9+0.2 pts
234Region Hannover10.9+0.2 pts
234Stormarn10.9-0.2 pts
240Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt10.8+0.7 pts
240Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt10.8-0.1 pts
240Fulda10.8+0.3 pts
240Göppingen10.8+0.9 pts
240Heinsberg10.8-0.3 pts
240Lindau (Bodensee)10.8-0.5 pts
240Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt10.8+0.2 pts
240Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab10.8-0.3 pts
240Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt10.8+0.3 pts
240Osnabrück, Landkreis10.8+0.7 pts
240Südliche Weinstraße10.8+0.5 pts

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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. 8 areas with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Tübingen, Landkreis, with 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2013.

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. 8 areas have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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