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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate

Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest death rate of 400 areas in 2018, at 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Freising had the lowest, at 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17.4Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt
Lowest7.5Freising
Median12400 areas
Germany11.5History

Top 40 areas, 2018

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Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7ZwickauZwickau: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3HarzHarz: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2GreizGreiz: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16GörlitzGörlitz: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16GoslarGoslar: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16SonnebergSonneberg: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16WittenbergWittenberg: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8PrignitzPrignitz: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7UckermarkUckermark: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Jerichower LandJerichower Land: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6BirkenfeldBirkenfeld: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4NeunkirchenNeunkirchen: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3NordhausenNordhausen: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3StendalStendal: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3Hof, Kreisfreie StadtHof, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Hof, LandkreisHof, Landkreis: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2HolzmindenHolzminden: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie StadtSchweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Werra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner-Kreis: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Hameln-PyrmontHameln-Pyrmont: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1Vorpommern-GreifswaldVorpommern-Greifswald: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie StadtWilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2018
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2017
1Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt17.4+0.7 pts
1Salzlandkreis17.4+0.4 pts
3Mansfeld-Südharz16.7+0.7 pts
3Zwickau16.7+1.2 pts
5Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt16.5-0.3 pts
5Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt16.5+0.9 pts
7Elbe-Elster16.3+0.7 pts
7Vogtlandkreis16.3+0.2 pts
9Harz16.2+0.6 pts
10Greiz16.1+1.6 pts
11Anhalt-Bitterfeld16-0.4 pts
11Görlitz16+0.2 pts
11Goslar16+0.6 pts
11Oberspreewald-Lausitz16+0.9 pts
11Sonneberg16+0.4 pts
16Wittenberg15.9+1.2 pts
17Burgenlandkreis15.8-0.2 pts
17Kyffhäuserkreis15.8-0.5 pts
17Prignitz15.8+0.6 pts
17Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge15.8-0.2 pts
21Saalfeld-Rudolstadt15.7-0.2 pts
21Uckermark15.7+1 pts
23Altenburger Land15.6+0.5 pts
23Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt15.6+0.5 pts
23Jerichower Land15.6+1 pts
26Birkenfeld15.5+1 pts
27Lüchow-Dannenberg15.4+0.2 pts
27Neunkirchen15.4+1.5 pts
29Erzgebirgskreis15.3+0.7 pts
29Mittelsachsen15.3+0.4 pts
29Nordhausen15.3+1.1 pts
29Stendal15.3+0.9 pts
33Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt15.2+0.5 pts
33Hof, Landkreis15.2-0.1 pts
33Holzminden15.2+0.4 pts
33Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt15.2+2 pts
33Werra-Meißner-Kreis15.2+0.6 pts
38Hameln-Pyrmont15.1+1.3 pts
38Vorpommern-Greifswald15.1+1.1 pts
38Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt15.1-0.5 pts
41Saale-Orla-Kreis15+0.2 pts
41Schmalkalden-Meiningen15+0.5 pts
43Ostholstein14.9+0.9 pts
44Helmstedt14.8+0.3 pts
44Spree-Neiße14.8-0.4 pts
46Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt14.7+1.2 pts
46Vorpommern-Rügen14.7+1 pts
48Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt14.6+1.8 pts
48Bautzen14.6+0.8 pts
48Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt14.6+0.3 pts
48Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt14.6+0.8 pts
48Leipzig14.6+1 pts
53Northeim14.5+0.1 pts
53Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis14.5-0.2 pts
55Dithmarschen14.4+1.1 pts
56Cuxhaven14.3+0.5 pts
56Nordsachsen14.3+0.2 pts
56Saalekreis14.3+0.5 pts
56Saarpfalz-Kreis14.3+0.5 pts
60Gotha14.2+0.3 pts
60Saarlouis14.2+1.1 pts
60Schaumburg14.2-0.2 pts
60Uelzen14.2-0.2 pts
64Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt14.1+0.6 pts
64Kusel14.1+1.3 pts
64Mecklenburgische Seenplatte14.1+0.2 pts
64Wartburgkreis14.1+0.4 pts
68Altmarkkreis Salzwedel140 pts
68Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt140 pts
68Cochem-Zell14+0.2 pts
68Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt14-0.4 pts
68Tirschenreuth14+0.6 pts
73Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.9+0.5 pts
73Meißen13.9+0.7 pts
73Ostprignitz-Ruppin13.9+0.4 pts
73Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt13.9+1 pts
73St. Wendel13.9+0.4 pts
78Oder-Spree13.8+0.4 pts
78Vulkaneifel13.8+0.6 pts
78Waldeck-Frankenberg13.8+0.7 pts
78Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt13.8+0.7 pts
82Bad Kissingen13.7+0.6 pts
82Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis13.7-0.2 pts
82Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis13.7+0.7 pts
82Ilm-Kreis13.7+0.3 pts
82Kulmbach13.7-0.3 pts
82Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge13.7-0.6 pts
82Wittmund13.7+0.7 pts
89Friesland (DE)13.6+1.1 pts
89Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13.6+1 pts
89Sömmerda13.6+1.2 pts
92Hildburghausen13.5-0.9 pts
92Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt13.5+0.8 pts
92Regionalverband Saarbrücken13.5+0.3 pts
92Schwalm-Eder-Kreis13.5+0.7 pts
96Aurich13.4+0.5 pts
96Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.4+0.1 pts
96Hersfeld-Rotenburg13.4+0.6 pts
96Kronach13.4+0.2 pts
96Nienburg (Weser)13.4+0.3 pts
96Nordwestmecklenburg13.4+1.5 pts
96Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt13.4+2.2 pts
103Börde13.3+0.4 pts
103Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+0.2 pts
103Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3-0.6 pts
106Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2-0.1 pts
106Celle13.2+0.7 pts
106Hildesheim13.2-0.4 pts
106Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+1.2 pts
106Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+1 pts
106Recklinghausen13.2+0.4 pts
106Steinburg13.2+0.8 pts
106Vogelsbergkreis13.2-0.3 pts
114Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1-0.4 pts
114Kassel, Landkreis13.1+0.1 pts
114Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.1 pts
114Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.1 pts
114Unna13.1+0.7 pts
119Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.3 pts
119Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt13+1.5 pts
119Merzig-Wadern13+0.1 pts
119Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.5 pts
119Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.3 pts
119Südwestpfalz13+0.3 pts
125Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.9-0.5 pts
125Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt12.90 pts
125Märkischer Kreis12.9+0.4 pts
125Peine12.9+0.8 pts
125Schleswig-Flensburg12.9+0.5 pts
125Wesermarsch12.9-0.3 pts
125Wolfenbüttel12.9+0.5 pts
132Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.8-0.3 pts
132Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt12.8+0.3 pts
132Lichtenfels12.8-0.5 pts
132Ludwigslust-Parchim12.8+0.8 pts
132Mettmann12.8+0.8 pts
132Nordfriesland12.8+1 pts
132Odenwaldkreis12.8-0.2 pts
139Ahrweiler12.7-0.4 pts
139Bernkastel-Wittlich12.7+0.6 pts
139Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.4 pts
139Höxter12.7+0.4 pts
139Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.7 pts
139Teltow-Fläming12.7+0.5 pts
145Altenkirchen (Westerwald)12.6+0.2 pts
145Bad Dürkheim12.6+0.4 pts
145Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt12.6+0.2 pts
145Donnersbergkreis12.6+0.9 pts
145Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt12.6+0.5 pts
145Hochsauerlandkreis12.60 pts
145Oberbergischer Kreis12.6+0.8 pts
145Plön12.6+1.1 pts
145Rhein-Lahn-Kreis12.6-0.2 pts
145Wesel12.6+0.6 pts
155Coburg, Landkreis12.5-0.2 pts
155Düren12.5+0.4 pts
155Göttingen12.5+0.4 pts
155Herford12.5+0.6 pts
155Landkreis Rostock12.5-0.1 pts
155Minden-Lübbecke12.5+0.4 pts
155Neuwied12.5+0.2 pts
155Regen12.5+0.2 pts
155Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.8 pts
155Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.1 pts
165Bad Kreuznach12.40 pts
165Freyung-Grafenau12.4+1 pts
165Lippe12.4+0.1 pts
165Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab12.4+0.7 pts
169Leer12.3+0.7 pts
169Märkisch-Oderland12.3+0.1 pts
169Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.9 pts
169Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+1.1 pts
169Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3-0.8 pts
169Weimarer Land12.3+0.1 pts
175Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.2 pts
175Garmisch-Partenkirchen12.2+0.2 pts
175Lahn-Dill-Kreis12.2-0.1 pts
175Limburg-Weilburg12.2+0.3 pts
175Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.2 pts
175Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis12.2-0.5 pts
181Barnim12.10 pts
181Bayreuth, Landkreis12.1+0.1 pts
181Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.5 pts
181Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.2 pts
181Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis12.1+0.6 pts
181Rottal-Inn12.1+0.3 pts
181Saale-Holzland-Kreis12.1+0.1 pts
181Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.1 pts
181Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1-0.2 pts
190Amberg-Sulzbach12+0.1 pts
190Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.8 pts
190Dahme-Spreewald12-0.1 pts
190Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.7 pts
190Euskirchen120 pts
190Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.2 pts
190Havelland12+0.4 pts
190Heidekreis12-0.3 pts
190Main-Tauber-Kreis12+0.3 pts
190Osterholz12+0.3 pts
190Rendsburg-Eckernförde12+0.1 pts
190Soest12+0.1 pts
190Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen12-0.1 pts
203Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9+0.2 pts
203Heinsberg11.9+0.3 pts
203Herzogtum Lauenburg11.9-0.2 pts
203Main-Spessart11.90 pts
203Nürnberger Land11.9+0.4 pts
208Cham11.8-0.1 pts
208Eichsfeld11.8-0.2 pts
208Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm11.8+0.4 pts
208Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt11.8+0.4 pts
208Kleve11.8+0.2 pts
208Oberhavel11.8+0.4 pts
208Pforzheim, Stadtkreis11.8-0.2 pts
208Rhön-Grabfeld11.8+0.1 pts
208Rotenburg (Wümme)11.8-0.1 pts
208Stormarn11.8+0.3 pts
208Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt11.8+0.2 pts
219Diepholz11.7+0.2 pts
219Kaiserslautern, Landkreis11.7+0.2 pts
219Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis11.7-0.4 pts
219Pinneberg11.7+0.4 pts
219Westerwaldkreis11.70 pts
224Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6-0.4 pts
224Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6+0.4 pts
224Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6-0.4 pts
224Mühldorf a. Inn11.6+0.1 pts
224Oldenburg, Landkreis11.6+0.5 pts
224Siegen-Wittgenstein11.6-0.1 pts
224Südliche Weinstraße11.6+0.2 pts
231Bergstraße11.5-0.2 pts
231Olpe11.5+0.6 pts
231Rhein-Kreis Neuss11.5+0.2 pts
231Verden11.5-0.4 pts
235Osnabrück, Landkreis11.4+0.8 pts
235Rhein-Erft-Kreis11.4+0.2 pts
235Schwandorf11.4+0.9 pts
235Segeberg11.4+0.4 pts
235Viersen11.4+0.3 pts
240Kitzingen11.3+0.4 pts
240Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.3+0.4 pts
240Mayen-Koblenz11.3-0.2 pts
240Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis11.3-0.4 pts
240Traunstein11.30 pts
240Wetteraukreis11.3+0.1 pts
246Ansbach, Landkreis11.2-0.3 pts
246Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt11.2+0.3 pts
246Fürth, Landkreis11.20 pts
246Heidenheim11.2-0.2 pts
246Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim11.2-0.4 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?

Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Freising, with 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

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