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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate

Görlitz had the highest death rate of 400 areas in 2020, at 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest19.1Görlitz
Lowest7.7Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
Median12.2400 areas
Germany11.9History

Top 40 areas, 2020

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GörlitzGörlitz: 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants19.1ZwickauZwickau: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 18.2 per 1,000 inhabitants18.2VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 17.7 per 1,000 inhabitants17.7GreizGreiz: 17.4 per 1,000 inhabitants17.4Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants17.3Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants17.3Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants17.3Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants17.2Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1WittenbergWittenberg: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17HarzHarz: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Sächsische Schweiz-OsterzgebirgeSächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6SonnebergSonneberg: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5BautzenBautzen: 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants16.4GoslarGoslar: 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants16.4Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3Werra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner-Kreis: 16.3 per 1,000 inhabitants16.3MeißenMeißen: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2UckermarkUckermark: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1Chemnitz, Kreisfreie StadtChemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Jerichower LandJerichower Land: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16TirschenreuthTirschenreuth: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Hof, Kreisfreie StadtHof, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Hof, LandkreisHof, Landkreis: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8PrignitzPrignitz: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Unstrut-Hainich-KreisUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7HolzmindenHolzminden: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2020
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2019
1Görlitz19.1+3.3 pts
2Zwickau18.7+2.6 pts
3Oberspreewald-Lausitz18.2+3.2 pts
4Vogtlandkreis18.1+1.6 pts
5Erzgebirgskreis17.7+2.3 pts
6Greiz17.4+1.6 pts
7Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt17.3-0.5 pts
7Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt17.3+0.4 pts
7Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt17.3+1 pts
10Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge17.2+1.4 pts
11Mansfeld-Südharz17.1+1.3 pts
11Saalfeld-Rudolstadt17.1+1.4 pts
11Salzlandkreis17.10 pts
11Spree-Neiße17.1+1.7 pts
11Wittenberg17.1+1.8 pts
16Mittelsachsen17+2.6 pts
17Harz16.8+0.4 pts
17Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge16.8+3.1 pts
19Kyffhäuserkreis16.7+1 pts
20Elbe-Elster16.6+1 pts
20Sonneberg16.6-0.2 pts
22Altenburger Land16.5+1.2 pts
23Bautzen16.4+2.3 pts
23Goslar16.40 pts
25Anhalt-Bitterfeld16.3+0.9 pts
25Burgenlandkreis16.3+0.5 pts
25Werra-Meißner-Kreis16.3+1.4 pts
28Meißen16.2+2.4 pts
29Uckermark16.1+1.9 pts
30Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt16+1.7 pts
30Jerichower Land16+0.7 pts
30Tirschenreuth16+1.9 pts
33Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt15.8+0.1 pts
33Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt15.8+2.5 pts
33Hof, Landkreis15.8+1.8 pts
33Prignitz15.8-0.6 pts
37Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis15.7+1.9 pts
38Holzminden15.6+0.5 pts
39Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt15.5+0.3 pts
39Lüchow-Dannenberg15.5-0.1 pts
39Stendal15.5+0.7 pts
42Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt15.40 pts
43Hildburghausen15.2+0.2 pts
43Nordsachsen15.2+1.3 pts
45Saale-Orla-Kreis15.1+0.4 pts
46St. Wendel15+1.3 pts
47Oder-Spree14.9+1.2 pts
47Schmalkalden-Meiningen14.9-0.2 pts
49Vorpommern-Greifswald14.8-0.4 pts
50Birkenfeld14.7+0.4 pts
50Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt14.7+0.9 pts
50Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt14.7+0.8 pts
50Neunkirchen14.70 pts
50Ostprignitz-Ruppin14.7+0.4 pts
55Kusel14.6+1.5 pts
55Northeim14.6+0.5 pts
55Ostholstein14.6+0.6 pts
55Saalekreis14.6+1.2 pts
55Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt14.6+1.2 pts
60Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt14.5+1.8 pts
60Nordhausen14.5-0.8 pts
62Hameln-Pyrmont14.4+0.2 pts
62Uelzen14.4-0.2 pts
62Vorpommern-Rügen14.4+0.5 pts
65Coburg, Landkreis14.3+2.2 pts
65Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt14.3+0.6 pts
67Börde14.2+0.8 pts
67Ilm-Kreis14.2+1.2 pts
69Altmarkkreis Salzwedel14.1+0.8 pts
69Leipzig14.1+0.5 pts
69Mecklenburgische Seenplatte14.1-0.3 pts
69Saarpfalz-Kreis14.1+0.1 pts
69Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt14.1+0.9 pts
69Vogelsbergkreis14.1+0.6 pts
75Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt14+1.1 pts
75Cuxhaven14+0.4 pts
75Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt14+0.6 pts
75Gotha14+0.7 pts
75Helmstedt14-0.6 pts
75Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt14+2.4 pts
75Schwalm-Eder-Kreis14+0.8 pts
75Sömmerda14+0.2 pts
75Vulkaneifel14+0.7 pts
75Wartburgkreis14+0.5 pts
85Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt13.9+0.7 pts
85Hersfeld-Rotenburg13.9+1.5 pts
85Kulmbach13.9+0.7 pts
85Odenwaldkreis13.9+1.6 pts
85Wittmund13.9+0.7 pts
90Lichtenfels13.8+1.3 pts
90Regionalverband Saarbrücken13.8+0.6 pts
90Wesermarsch13.8+1.1 pts
93Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt13.7+1 pts
93Recklinghausen13.7+0.5 pts
93Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt13.7+1 pts
96Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis13.6+0.2 pts
96Nienburg (Weser)13.6+1.1 pts
96Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.6+1.3 pts
96Waldeck-Frankenberg13.6+0.3 pts
100Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt13.5+1 pts
100Kassel, Landkreis13.5+0.6 pts
100Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13.5+0.6 pts
100Märkisch-Oderland13.5+1.2 pts
100Saarlouis13.5-0.5 pts
100Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt13.5-0.2 pts
100Südwestpfalz13.5-0.2 pts
100Unna13.5+0.7 pts
108Hildesheim13.4+0.2 pts
108Ludwigslust-Parchim13.4+0.3 pts
108Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt13.40 pts
108Schaumburg13.4-0.7 pts
112Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+0.7 pts
112Cochem-Zell13.3-0.5 pts
112Dithmarschen13.3-0.5 pts
112Kronach13.30 pts
112Merzig-Wadern13.3+0.2 pts
112Mettmann13.3+1 pts
112Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3-0.4 pts
112Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+0.4 pts
112Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+0.6 pts
112Rhein-Lahn-Kreis13.3+1.4 pts
112Rottal-Inn13.3+1.7 pts
112Wesel13.3+1 pts
124Bad Kissingen13.2+0.5 pts
124Bad Kreuznach13.2+1.5 pts
124Friesland (DE)13.2-0.3 pts
124Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+1.5 pts
128Bad Dürkheim13.1+0.3 pts
128Bayreuth, Landkreis13.1+1.5 pts
128Celle13.1+0.2 pts
128Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+1 pts
128Regen13.1+0.9 pts
133Amberg-Sulzbach13+1.6 pts
133Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt13-1.2 pts
133Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis13-1.3 pts
133Euskirchen13+1.1 pts
133Freyung-Grafenau13+1.3 pts
133Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt13-0.1 pts
133Märkischer Kreis13+0.1 pts
133Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.7 pts
141Altötting12.9+1.1 pts
141Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt12.9+0.9 pts
141Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt12.9-0.1 pts
141Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.9+1.1 pts
141Wolfenbüttel12.9+0.6 pts
146Düren12.8+0.4 pts
146Eichsfeld12.8+0.9 pts
146Lippe12.8+0.4 pts
146Neuwied12.8+0.6 pts
146Nordwestmecklenburg12.8+0.7 pts
146Siegen-Wittgenstein12.8+1 pts
146Teltow-Fläming12.8+0.9 pts
146Zollernalbkreis12.8+1.2 pts
154Ahrweiler12.70 pts
154Aurich12.7+0.3 pts
154Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.8 pts
154Bernkastel-Wittlich12.7+0.9 pts
154Dahme-Spreewald12.7+0.7 pts
154Heidekreis12.7+0.3 pts
154Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.1 pts
154Landkreis Rostock12.70 pts
154Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis12.7+1.1 pts
154Steinburg12.7-0.6 pts
154Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.7 pts
165Garmisch-Partenkirchen12.6+1.4 pts
165Limburg-Weilburg12.6+0.2 pts
165Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis12.6+0.2 pts
168Höxter12.5-0.3 pts
168Lahn-Dill-Kreis12.5+0.3 pts
168Main-Spessart12.5+1.5 pts
168Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab12.5+1.3 pts
168Oberbergischer Kreis12.5-0.2 pts
168Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.9 pts
168Weimarer Land12.5+0.6 pts
175Altenkirchen (Westerwald)12.4-0.2 pts
175Barnim12.4+0.6 pts
175Diepholz12.4+0.7 pts
175Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4+0.3 pts
175Herford12.4+0.2 pts
175Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4+1.3 pts
175Mühldorf a. Inn12.4+1.3 pts
175Nordfriesland12.4-0.5 pts
175Plön12.4+0.5 pts
175Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis12.4+1 pts
175Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4+0.8 pts
175Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4-0.3 pts
187Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.4 pts
187Havelland12.3+0.5 pts
187Peine12.3+0.5 pts
190Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2-0.6 pts
190Bergstraße12.2+1 pts
190Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.1 pts
190Cham12.2+0.8 pts
190Donnersbergkreis12.2+0.1 pts
190Göttingen12.2-0.1 pts
190Minden-Lübbecke12.2+0.1 pts
190Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis12.2+0.5 pts
190Osterholz12.2-0.2 pts
190Pforzheim, Stadtkreis12.2+1 pts
190Traunstein12.2+1 pts
190Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen12.2+0.2 pts
202Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.4 pts
202Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt12.10 pts
202Hochsauerlandkreis12.1-0.2 pts
202Mayen-Koblenz12.1+0.1 pts
202Nürnberger Land12.1+1.3 pts
202Oberhavel12.1+0.9 pts
202Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt12.10 pts
202Schleswig-Flensburg12.1-0.2 pts
202Viersen12.1+0.3 pts
211Ansbach, Landkreis12+0.8 pts
211Berchtesgadener Land12+1.5 pts
211Deggendorf12+1.4 pts
211Fürth, Landkreis12+0.9 pts
211Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt12-0.6 pts
211Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.7 pts
211Olpe12+1 pts
211Stormarn12+0.9 pts
219Freudenstadt11.9+0.9 pts
219Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9+1.2 pts
219Main-Tauber-Kreis11.9+0.5 pts
219Oldenburg, Landkreis11.9+0.9 pts
219Rendsburg-Eckernförde11.9-0.2 pts
219Saale-Holzland-Kreis11.9-0.1 pts
219Soest11.9+0.5 pts
219Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt11.9-0.3 pts
227Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt11.80 pts
227Heidenheim11.8+0.6 pts
227Herzogtum Lauenburg11.8-0.2 pts
227Kleve11.80 pts
227Potsdam-Mittelmark11.8+0.9 pts
227Rosenheim, Landkreis11.8+1.4 pts
227Stade11.8+1 pts
227Südliche Weinstraße11.8+0.9 pts
227Verden11.8+0.2 pts
236Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt11.7+0.7 pts
236Heinsberg11.7+0.2 pts
236Kaiserslautern, Landkreis11.7+0.5 pts
236Leer11.7-0.2 pts
236Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim11.7+0.7 pts
236Passau, Landkreis11.7+0.2 pts
236Rhein-Kreis Neuss11.7+0.1 pts
236Schwandorf11.7+0.5 pts
236Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis11.7+0.4 pts
245Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt11.6+0.5 pts
245Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt11.6+0.6 pts
245Lindau (Bodensee)11.6+0.7 pts
245Osnabrück, Landkreis11.6+0.7 pts
245Rhein-Erft-Kreis11.6+0.7 pts
245Rottweil11.6+0.6 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?

Görlitz, with 19.1 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

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