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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate

Salzlandkreis had the highest death rate of 400 areas in 2017, at 17 per 1,000 inhabitants. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17Salzlandkreis
Lowest7.5Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
Median11.7400 areas
Germany11.3History

Top 40 areas, 2017

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SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants16.4KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9GörlitzGörlitz: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6HarzHarz: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6SonnebergSonneberg: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie StadtWilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6ZwickauZwickau: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5GoslarGoslar: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Hof, LandkreisHof, Landkreis: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2PrignitzPrignitz: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9HolzmindenHolzminden: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Hof, Kreisfreie StadtHof, Kreisfreie Stadt: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7UckermarkUckermark: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7Unstrut-Hainich-KreisUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7WittenbergWittenberg: 14.7 per 1,000 inhabitants14.7ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Jerichower LandJerichower Land: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Werra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner-Kreis: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6BirkenfeldBirkenfeld: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5GreizGreiz: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5HelmstedtHelmstedt: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5Schmalkalden-MeiningenSchmalkalden-Meiningen: 14.5 per 1,000 inhabitants14.5HildburghausenHildburghausen: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2017
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2016
1Salzlandkreis17+1.3 pts
2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt16.8+0.7 pts
3Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt16.7-0.1 pts
4Anhalt-Bitterfeld16.4+1.5 pts
5Kyffhäuserkreis16.3+0.6 pts
6Vogtlandkreis16.1+0.5 pts
7Burgenlandkreis16+1.5 pts
7Mansfeld-Südharz16+0.2 pts
7Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge16+0.9 pts
10Saalfeld-Rudolstadt15.9+1.2 pts
11Görlitz15.8+0.6 pts
12Elbe-Elster15.6+0.3 pts
12Harz15.6+0.4 pts
12Sonneberg15.6+1.3 pts
12Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt15.6+1.1 pts
12Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt15.6+1.2 pts
17Zwickau15.5-0.1 pts
18Goslar15.4+0.3 pts
19Hof, Landkreis15.3+1.3 pts
20Lüchow-Dannenberg15.2-0.4 pts
20Prignitz15.20 pts
20Spree-Neiße15.2+1.4 pts
23Altenburger Land15.1+0.2 pts
23Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt15.1+1 pts
23Oberspreewald-Lausitz15.1+0.4 pts
26Mittelsachsen14.9+1 pts
27Holzminden14.8+0.1 pts
27Saale-Orla-Kreis14.8+1.4 pts
29Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt14.7+0.9 pts
29Uckermark14.7+0.9 pts
29Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis14.7+0.6 pts
29Wittenberg14.7+0.2 pts
33Erzgebirgskreis14.6-0.1 pts
33Jerichower Land14.6+0.7 pts
33Werra-Meißner-Kreis14.6-0.2 pts
36Birkenfeld14.50 pts
36Greiz14.5-0.1 pts
36Helmstedt14.5-0.3 pts
36Schmalkalden-Meiningen14.5+0.4 pts
40Hildburghausen14.4+0.9 pts
40Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt14.4+1.7 pts
40Northeim14.4+0.2 pts
40Schaumburg14.4+0.4 pts
40Stendal14.40 pts
40Uelzen14.4-0.7 pts
46Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt14.3+0.8 pts
46Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge14.3+0.6 pts
48Nordhausen14.2+0.2 pts
49Nordsachsen14.1+0.5 pts
50Altmarkkreis Salzwedel14+1 pts
50Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt14+0.7 pts
50Kulmbach14+1.5 pts
50Ostholstein14+0.6 pts
50Vorpommern-Greifswald14+0.4 pts
55Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis13.9+0.4 pts
55Gotha13.9+0.9 pts
55Mecklenburgische Seenplatte13.9+0.8 pts
55Neunkirchen13.90 pts
55Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt13.9+1.2 pts
60Bautzen13.80 pts
60Cochem-Zell13.8+0.1 pts
60Cuxhaven13.8+0.6 pts
60Hameln-Pyrmont13.80 pts
60Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt13.8+0.1 pts
60Saalekreis13.8+0.6 pts
60Saarpfalz-Kreis13.8+0.9 pts
67Vorpommern-Rügen13.7+0.1 pts
67Wartburgkreis13.7+0.4 pts
69Hildesheim13.6+0.9 pts
69Leipzig13.6+0.6 pts
71Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt13.50 pts
71Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt13.5+0.5 pts
71Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt13.5-0.2 pts
71Ostprignitz-Ruppin13.5+0.4 pts
71St. Wendel13.5+0.8 pts
71Vogelsbergkreis13.5+1.3 pts
77Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13.4+0.6 pts
77Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.4+0.2 pts
77Ilm-Kreis13.40 pts
77Oder-Spree13.4+0.9 pts
77Tirschenreuth13.4-0.7 pts
82Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3-0.1 pts
82Dithmarschen13.3+0.4 pts
82Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+0.5 pts
82Lichtenfels13.3+0.5 pts
86Kronach13.2-0.2 pts
86Meißen13.2+0.3 pts
86Regionalverband Saarbrücken13.2+0.6 pts
86Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2-0.4 pts
86Vulkaneifel13.2-0.6 pts
86Wesermarsch13.2+0.5 pts
92Ahrweiler13.1+0.3 pts
92Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+1.2 pts
92Bad Kissingen13.1+0.4 pts
92Nienburg (Weser)13.1+0.4 pts
92Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.6 pts
92Saarlouis13.1+0.1 pts
92Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.8 pts
92Waldeck-Frankenberg13.1+0.1 pts
92Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.7 pts
101Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis13-0.4 pts
101Kassel, Landkreis13+0.7 pts
101Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.4 pts
101Odenwaldkreis13+1 pts
101Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.6 pts
101Wittmund13-0.5 pts
107Aurich12.9+0.1 pts
107Börde12.9+0.6 pts
107Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt12.9+0.7 pts
107Merzig-Wadern12.9-0.2 pts
107Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt12.9-0.3 pts
112Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.80 pts
112Hersfeld-Rotenburg12.8+0.2 pts
112Kusel12.8+0.4 pts
112Recklinghausen12.8-0.1 pts
112Rhein-Lahn-Kreis12.80 pts
112Schwalm-Eder-Kreis12.8+0.4 pts
118Coburg, Landkreis12.70 pts
118Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7-0.1 pts
118Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7-0.1 pts
118Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis12.7+0.9 pts
118Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.4 pts
118Südwestpfalz12.7-0.5 pts
124Hochsauerlandkreis12.6+0.3 pts
124Landkreis Rostock12.6+0.4 pts
124Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.60 pts
127Celle12.5-0.1 pts
127Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt12.50 pts
127Friesland (DE)12.5-0.3 pts
127Märkischer Kreis12.5+0.4 pts
127Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.7 pts
132Altenkirchen (Westerwald)12.4+0.5 pts
132Bad Kreuznach12.4+0.3 pts
132Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt12.40 pts
132Schleswig-Flensburg12.4+0.1 pts
132Sömmerda12.4-0.9 pts
132Steinburg12.4+0.1 pts
132Unna12.4+0.1 pts
132Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4+0.2 pts
132Wolfenbüttel12.4-0.2 pts
141Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3-0.3 pts
141Heidekreis12.3+0.3 pts
141Höxter12.3+0.6 pts
141Lahn-Dill-Kreis12.3+0.3 pts
141Lippe12.3+0.5 pts
141Neuwied12.30 pts
141Regen12.3+0.5 pts
141Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.5 pts
149Bad Dürkheim12.2+0.1 pts
149Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2-0.1 pts
149Märkisch-Oderland12.2+0.6 pts
149Teltow-Fläming12.2+0.5 pts
149Weimarer Land12.2+0.9 pts
154Barnim12.1+0.5 pts
154Bernkastel-Wittlich12.1+0.9 pts
154Dahme-Spreewald12.1+0.3 pts
154Düren12.1+0.4 pts
154Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt12.1-0.2 pts
154Göttingen12.1-0.1 pts
154Herzogtum Lauenburg12.1+0.7 pts
154Minden-Lübbecke12.1-0.1 pts
154Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis12.1+0.7 pts
154Peine12.1-0.1 pts
154Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen12.1+1 pts
165Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12+1.7 pts
165Bayreuth, Landkreis120 pts
165Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.2 pts
165Eichsfeld12+0.3 pts
165Euskirchen12+0.2 pts
165Garmisch-Partenkirchen120 pts
165Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt12+1.2 pts
165Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.8 pts
165Ludwigslust-Parchim12-0.3 pts
165Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.9 pts
165Mettmann12-0.1 pts
165Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt12-0.2 pts
165Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.4 pts
165Pforzheim, Stadtkreis12+1 pts
165Saale-Holzland-Kreis12+0.6 pts
165Wesel12+0.2 pts
165Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.3 pts
182Amberg-Sulzbach11.9+0.4 pts
182Cham11.9+0.7 pts
182Herford11.9-0.3 pts
182Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9+0.4 pts
182Limburg-Weilburg11.9+0.8 pts
182Main-Spessart11.9+0.9 pts
182Nordwestmecklenburg11.90 pts
182Rendsburg-Eckernförde11.9+0.4 pts
182Rotenburg (Wümme)11.9+0.4 pts
182Soest11.9+0.2 pts
182Verden11.9+0.7 pts
193Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.8-0.3 pts
193Nordfriesland11.8-0.2 pts
193Oberbergischer Kreis11.80 pts
193Rottal-Inn11.8+0.6 pts
197Bergstraße11.7+0.6 pts
197Donnersbergkreis11.7+0.1 pts
197Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt11.7+0.4 pts
197Main-Tauber-Kreis11.7+0.5 pts
197Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab11.7+0.7 pts
197Osterholz11.7+0.4 pts
197Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt11.7-0.4 pts
197Rhön-Grabfeld11.7-0.2 pts
197Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis11.7+0.7 pts
197Siegen-Wittgenstein11.7-0.1 pts
197Westerwaldkreis11.7+0.4 pts
208Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6+0.1 pts
208Havelland11.6-0.2 pts
208Heinsberg11.6+0.5 pts
208Kleve11.6+0.7 pts
208Leer11.60 pts
208Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim11.6+0.5 pts
208Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6+1 pts
215Ansbach, Landkreis11.5+0.9 pts
215Deggendorf11.5+0.3 pts
215Diepholz11.5+0.1 pts
215Kaiserslautern, Landkreis11.5+0.8 pts
215Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt11.5-0.1 pts
215Mayen-Koblenz11.50 pts
215Mühldorf a. Inn11.5-0.1 pts
215Nürnberger Land11.5+0.6 pts
215Plön11.5-0.5 pts
215Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis11.5+0.1 pts
215Stormarn11.5+0.1 pts
226Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm11.4+0.6 pts
226Freyung-Grafenau11.4-0.8 pts
226Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt11.4-0.6 pts
226Heidenheim11.4+0.6 pts
226Lindau (Bodensee)11.4+0.4 pts
226Oberhavel11.4-0.1 pts
226Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt11.4+0.1 pts
226Südliche Weinstraße11.4+0.6 pts
234Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt11.30 pts
234Haßberge11.3+1.5 pts
234Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.6 pts
234Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.7 pts
234Passau, Landkreis11.3+0.5 pts
234Pinneberg11.30 pts
234Rhein-Kreis Neuss11.3+0.4 pts
234Traunstein11.3+0.5 pts
242Altötting11.2+0.9 pts
242Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2-0.2 pts
242Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.2 pts
242Fürth, Landkreis11.2+0.8 pts
242Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.1 pts
242Potsdam-Mittelmark11.2-0.2 pts
242Rhein-Erft-Kreis11.2+0.6 pts
242Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.6 pts
242Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2-1.4 pts

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Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

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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?

Salzlandkreis, with 17 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.

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