NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate, 2019
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Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt had the highest death rate of 400 areas in 2019, at 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 7.3 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.

Highest17.8Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt

Lowest7.3Heidelberg, Stadtkreis

Median11.7400 areas

Germany11.3History

Top 40 areas, 2019

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

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2019 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2018
1	Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt	17.8	+1.3 pts
2	Salzlandkreis	17.1	-0.3 pts
3	Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt	16.9	-0.5 pts
4	Sonneberg	16.8	+0.8 pts
5	Vogtlandkreis	16.5	+0.2 pts
6	Goslar	16.4	+0.4 pts
6	Harz	16.4	+0.2 pts
6	Prignitz	16.4	+0.6 pts
9	Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt	16.3	-0.2 pts
10	Zwickau	16.1	-0.6 pts
11	Burgenlandkreis	15.8	0 pts
11	Görlitz	15.8	-0.2 pts
11	Greiz	15.8	-0.3 pts
11	Mansfeld-Südharz	15.8	-0.9 pts
11	Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge	15.8	0 pts
16	Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt	15.7	+1.1 pts
16	Kyffhäuserkreis	15.7	-0.1 pts
16	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt	15.7	0 pts
19	Elbe-Elster	15.6	-0.7 pts
19	Lüchow-Dannenberg	15.6	+0.2 pts
21	Anhalt-Bitterfeld	15.4	-0.6 pts
21	Erzgebirgskreis	15.4	+0.1 pts
21	Spree-Neiße	15.4	+0.6 pts
21	Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	15.4	+0.3 pts
25	Altenburger Land	15.3	-0.3 pts
25	Jerichower Land	15.3	-0.3 pts
25	Nordhausen	15.3	0 pts
25	Wittenberg	15.3	-0.6 pts
29	Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt	15.2	-0.4 pts
29	Vorpommern-Greifswald	15.2	+0.1 pts
31	Holzminden	15.1	-0.1 pts
31	Schmalkalden-Meiningen	15.1	+0.1 pts
33	Hildburghausen	15	+1.5 pts
33	Oberspreewald-Lausitz	15	-1 pts
35	Werra-Meißner-Kreis	14.9	-0.3 pts
36	Stendal	14.8	-0.5 pts
37	Neunkirchen	14.7	-0.7 pts
37	Saale-Orla-Kreis	14.7	-0.3 pts
39	Helmstedt	14.6	-0.2 pts
39	Uelzen	14.6	+0.4 pts
41	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte	14.4	+0.3 pts
41	Mittelsachsen	14.4	-0.9 pts
43	Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis	14.3	+0.6 pts
43	Birkenfeld	14.3	-1.2 pts
43	Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.3	+0.3 pts
43	Ostprignitz-Ruppin	14.3	+0.4 pts
47	Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	14.2	-0.4 pts
47	Hameln-Pyrmont	14.2	-0.9 pts
47	Uckermark	14.2	-1.5 pts
50	Bautzen	14.1	-0.5 pts
50	Northeim	14.1	-0.4 pts
50	Schaumburg	14.1	-0.1 pts
50	Tirschenreuth	14.1	+0.1 pts
54	Hof, Landkreis	14	-1.2 pts
54	Ostholstein	14	-0.9 pts
54	Saarlouis	14	-0.2 pts
54	Saarpfalz-Kreis	14	-0.3 pts
58	Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.9	-0.7 pts
58	Nordsachsen	13.9	-0.4 pts
58	Vorpommern-Rügen	13.9	-0.8 pts
61	Cochem-Zell	13.8	-0.2 pts
61	Dithmarschen	13.8	-0.6 pts
61	Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.8	-0.1 pts
61	Meißen	13.8	-0.1 pts
61	Sömmerda	13.8	+0.2 pts
61	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis	13.8	-0.7 pts
67	Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.7	+0.7 pts
67	Oder-Spree	13.7	-0.1 pts
67	Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge	13.7	0 pts
67	Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.7	-1.5 pts
67	Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.7	-0.2 pts
67	St. Wendel	13.7	-0.2 pts
67	Südwestpfalz	13.7	+0.7 pts
74	Cuxhaven	13.6	-0.7 pts
74	Leipzig	13.6	-1 pts
76	Friesland (DE)	13.5	-0.1 pts
76	Vogelsbergkreis	13.5	+0.3 pts
76	Wartburgkreis	13.5	-0.6 pts
79	Börde	13.4	+0.1 pts
79	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	13.4	-0.3 pts
79	Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.4	0 pts
79	Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.4	+0.3 pts
79	Saalekreis	13.4	-0.9 pts
79	Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.4	0 pts
85	Altmarkkreis Salzwedel	13.3	-0.7 pts
85	Gotha	13.3	-0.9 pts
85	Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.3	-1.9 pts
85	Kronach	13.3	-0.1 pts
85	Steinburg	13.3	+0.1 pts
85	Vulkaneifel	13.3	-0.5 pts
85	Waldeck-Frankenberg	13.3	-0.5 pts
92	Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt	13.2	-1.5 pts
92	Hildesheim	13.2	0 pts
92	Kulmbach	13.2	-0.5 pts
92	Recklinghausen	13.2	0 pts
92	Regionalverband Saarbrücken	13.2	-0.3 pts
92	Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.2	-0.1 pts
92	Schwalm-Eder-Kreis	13.2	-0.3 pts
92	Wittmund	13.2	-0.5 pts
100	Kusel	13.1	-1 pts
100	Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt	13.1	-0.4 pts
100	Ludwigslust-Parchim	13.1	+0.3 pts
100	Merzig-Wadern	13.1	+0.1 pts
104	Ilm-Kreis	13	-0.7 pts
104	Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt	13	-0.2 pts
106	Celle	12.9	-0.3 pts
106	Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.9	0 pts
106	Kassel, Landkreis	12.9	-0.2 pts
106	Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.9	-0.7 pts
106	Märkischer Kreis	12.9	0 pts
106	Nordfriesland	12.9	+0.1 pts
106	Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.9	-0.4 pts
113	Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.8	0 pts
113	Bad Dürkheim	12.8	+0.2 pts
113	Höxter	12.8	+0.1 pts
113	Unna	12.8	-0.3 pts
117	Ahrweiler	12.7	0 pts
117	Bad Kissingen	12.7	-1 pts
117	Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	-1.4 pts
117	Landkreis Rostock	12.7	+0.2 pts
117	Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	-1.3 pts
117	Oberbergischer Kreis	12.7	+0.1 pts
117	Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	+0.2 pts
117	Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	+0.4 pts
117	Wesermarsch	12.7	-0.2 pts
117	Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.7	-1.1 pts
127	Altenkirchen (Westerwald)	12.6	0 pts
127	Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.6	-0.5 pts
127	Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.6	+0.5 pts
127	Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.6	-0.6 pts
131	Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.5	-0.7 pts
131	Lichtenfels	12.5	-0.3 pts
131	Nienburg (Weser)	12.5	-0.9 pts
134	Aurich	12.4	-1 pts
134	Düren	12.4	-0.1 pts
134	Heidekreis	12.4	+0.4 pts
134	Hersfeld-Rotenburg	12.4	-1 pts
134	Limburg-Weilburg	12.4	+0.2 pts
134	Lippe	12.4	0 pts
134	Osterholz	12.4	+0.4 pts
134	Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis	12.4	+0.2 pts
142	Göttingen	12.3	-0.2 pts
142	Hochsauerlandkreis	12.3	-0.3 pts
142	Märkisch-Oderland	12.3	0 pts
142	Mettmann	12.3	-0.5 pts
142	Odenwaldkreis	12.3	-0.5 pts
142	Schleswig-Flensburg	12.3	-0.6 pts
142	Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.3	-0.8 pts
142	Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.3	-0.7 pts
142	Wesel	12.3	-0.3 pts
142	Wolfenbüttel	12.3	-0.6 pts
152	Herford	12.2	-0.3 pts
152	Lahn-Dill-Kreis	12.2	0 pts
152	Neuwied	12.2	-0.3 pts
152	Regen	12.2	-0.3 pts
152	Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.2	-0.3 pts
157	Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.1	-0.5 pts
157	Coburg, Landkreis	12.1	-0.4 pts
157	Donnersbergkreis	12.1	-0.5 pts
157	Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.1	-0.6 pts
157	Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt	12.1	-0.5 pts
157	Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.1	+0.3 pts
157	Minden-Lübbecke	12.1	-0.4 pts
157	Nordwestmecklenburg	12.1	-1.3 pts
157	Rendsburg-Eckernförde	12.1	+0.1 pts
157	Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt	12.1	-0.2 pts
167	Dahme-Spreewald	12	0 pts
167	Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt	12	0 pts
167	Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt	12	-1 pts
167	Herzogtum Lauenburg	12	+0.1 pts
167	Mayen-Koblenz	12	+0.7 pts
167	Saale-Holzland-Kreis	12	-0.1 pts
167	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen	12	0 pts
167	Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt	12	-0.1 pts
175	Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.9	-0.1 pts
175	Eichsfeld	11.9	+0.1 pts
175	Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.9	-0.9 pts
175	Euskirchen	11.9	-0.1 pts
175	Leer	11.9	-0.4 pts
175	Plön	11.9	-0.7 pts
175	Rhein-Lahn-Kreis	11.9	-0.7 pts
175	Rotenburg (Wümme)	11.9	+0.1 pts
175	Teltow-Fläming	11.9	-0.8 pts
175	Weimarer Land	11.9	-0.4 pts
185	Altötting	11.8	+1.1 pts
185	Barnim	11.8	-0.3 pts
185	Bernkastel-Wittlich	11.8	-0.9 pts
185	Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.8	-0.2 pts
185	Havelland	11.8	-0.2 pts
185	Kleve	11.8	0 pts
185	Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.8	-0.9 pts
185	Peine	11.8	-1.1 pts
185	Siegen-Wittgenstein	11.8	+0.2 pts
185	Viersen	11.8	+0.4 pts
185	Westerwaldkreis	11.8	+0.1 pts
196	Bad Kreuznach	11.7	-0.7 pts
196	Diepholz	11.7	0 pts
196	Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.7	-0.5 pts
196	Freyung-Grafenau	11.7	-0.7 pts
196	Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt	11.7	-1.2 pts
196	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis	11.7	0 pts
202	Bayreuth, Landkreis	11.6	-0.5 pts
202	Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm	11.6	-0.2 pts
202	Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.6	-0.6 pts
202	Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.6	+0.5 pts
202	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	11.6	+0.1 pts
202	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	11.6	-0.5 pts
202	Rottal-Inn	11.6	-0.5 pts
202	Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.6	-0.7 pts
202	Verden	11.6	+0.1 pts
202	Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.6	-0.5 pts
202	Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.6	-0.2 pts
202	Zollernalbkreis	11.6	+0.5 pts
214	Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.5	-0.1 pts
214	Heinsberg	11.5	-0.4 pts
214	Passau, Landkreis	11.5	+0.6 pts
217	Amberg-Sulzbach	11.4	-0.6 pts
217	Cham	11.4	-0.4 pts
217	Main-Tauber-Kreis	11.4	-0.6 pts
217	Pinneberg	11.4	-0.3 pts
217	Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis	11.4	+0.3 pts
217	Rhön-Grabfeld	11.4	-0.4 pts
217	Soest	11.4	-0.6 pts
224	Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.3	0 pts
224	Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.3	+0.4 pts
224	Ostalbkreis	11.3	+0.7 pts
224	Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis	11.3	0 pts
228	Ammerland	11.2	+0.5 pts
228	Ansbach, Landkreis	11.2	0 pts
228	Bergstraße	11.2	-0.3 pts
228	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	11.2	-1 pts
228	Heidenheim	11.2	0 pts
228	Kaiserslautern, Landkreis	11.2	-0.5 pts
228	Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab	11.2	-1.2 pts
228	Oberhavel	11.2	-0.6 pts
228	Pforzheim, Stadtkreis	11.2	-0.6 pts
228	Rastatt	11.2	+0.2 pts
228	Schwandorf	11.2	-0.2 pts
228	Traunstein	11.2	-0.1 pts
240	Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.1	-1 pts
240	Fürth, Landkreis	11.1	-0.1 pts
240	Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt	11.1	-1.9 pts
240	Mühldorf a. Inn	11.1	-0.5 pts
240	Stormarn	11.1	-0.7 pts
245	Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt	11	-0.6 pts
245	Freudenstadt	11	+0.2 pts
245	Göppingen	11	+0.4 pts
245	Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt	11	+0.3 pts
245	Main-Spessart	11	-0.9 pts
245	Mannheim, Stadtkreis	11	+0.2 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. Equal values share a rank.

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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?

Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt, with 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

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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.