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NUTS 3 areas of Germany by death rate

Mansfeld-Südharz had the highest death rate of 400 areas in 2021, at 20.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Heidelberg, Stadtkreis had the lowest, at 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Germany was 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest20.4Mansfeld-Südharz
Lowest7.7Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
Median12.6400 areas
Germany12.3History

Top 40 areas, 2021

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Mansfeld-SüdharzMansfeld-Südharz: 20.4 per 1,000 inhabitants20.4Saalfeld-RudolstadtSaalfeld-Rudolstadt: 20.4 per 1,000 inhabitants20.4VogtlandkreisVogtlandkreis: 20.4 per 1,000 inhabitants20.4KyffhäuserkreisKyffhäuserkreis: 20.2 per 1,000 inhabitants20.2Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie StadtDessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt: 20 per 1,000 inhabitants20Suhl, Kreisfreie StadtSuhl, Kreisfreie Stadt: 19.9 per 1,000 inhabitants19.9Elbe-ElsterElbe-Elster: 19.6 per 1,000 inhabitants19.6BurgenlandkreisBurgenlandkreis: 19.5 per 1,000 inhabitants19.5PrignitzPrignitz: 19.5 per 1,000 inhabitants19.5SalzlandkreisSalzlandkreis: 19.4 per 1,000 inhabitants19.4GörlitzGörlitz: 19.3 per 1,000 inhabitants19.3ZwickauZwickau: 19.3 per 1,000 inhabitants19.3HildburghausenHildburghausen: 19.2 per 1,000 inhabitants19.2SonnebergSonneberg: 18.9 per 1,000 inhabitants18.9Anhalt-BitterfeldAnhalt-Bitterfeld: 18.8 per 1,000 inhabitants18.8Oberspreewald-LausitzOberspreewald-Lausitz: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Pirmasens, Kreisfreie StadtPirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Altenburger LandAltenburger Land: 18.6 per 1,000 inhabitants18.6ErzgebirgskreisErzgebirgskreis: 18.6 per 1,000 inhabitants18.6Gera, Kreisfreie StadtGera, Kreisfreie Stadt: 18.5 per 1,000 inhabitants18.5WittenbergWittenberg: 18.4 per 1,000 inhabitants18.4HarzHarz: 18.2 per 1,000 inhabitants18.2Saale-Orla-KreisSaale-Orla-Kreis: 18.2 per 1,000 inhabitants18.2GreizGreiz: 18.1 per 1,000 inhabitants18.1Spree-NeißeSpree-Neiße: 18 per 1,000 inhabitants18Schmalkalden-MeiningenSchmalkalden-Meiningen: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants17.8StendalStendal: 17.7 per 1,000 inhabitants17.7MittelsachsenMittelsachsen: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6UckermarkUckermark: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6Unstrut-Hainich-KreisUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6Ilm-KreisIlm-Kreis: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5Wunsiedel i. FichtelgebirgeWunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge: 17.5 per 1,000 inhabitants17.5HolzmindenHolzminden: 17.3 per 1,000 inhabitants17.3BautzenBautzen: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Werra-Meißner-KreisWerra-Meißner-Kreis: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Lüchow-DannenbergLüchow-Dannenberg: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Vorpommern-GreifswaldVorpommern-Greifswald: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfr…Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9GothaGotha: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9Hof, Kreisfreie StadtHof, Kreisfreie Stadt: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2020
1Mansfeld-Südharz20.4+3.3 pts
1Saalfeld-Rudolstadt20.4+3.3 pts
1Vogtlandkreis20.4+2.3 pts
4Kyffhäuserkreis20.2+3.5 pts
5Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt20+2.7 pts
6Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt19.9+2.6 pts
7Elbe-Elster19.6+3 pts
8Burgenlandkreis19.5+3.2 pts
8Prignitz19.5+3.7 pts
10Salzlandkreis19.4+2.3 pts
11Görlitz19.3+0.2 pts
11Zwickau19.3+0.6 pts
13Hildburghausen19.2+4 pts
14Sonneberg18.9+2.3 pts
15Anhalt-Bitterfeld18.8+2.5 pts
16Oberspreewald-Lausitz18.7+0.5 pts
16Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt18.7+1.4 pts
18Altenburger Land18.6+2.1 pts
18Erzgebirgskreis18.6+0.9 pts
20Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt18.5+3 pts
21Wittenberg18.4+1.3 pts
22Harz18.2+1.4 pts
22Saale-Orla-Kreis18.2+3.1 pts
24Greiz18.1+0.7 pts
25Spree-Neiße18+0.9 pts
26Schmalkalden-Meiningen17.8+2.9 pts
27Stendal17.7+2.2 pts
28Mittelsachsen17.6+0.6 pts
28Uckermark17.6+1.5 pts
28Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis17.6+1.9 pts
31Ilm-Kreis17.5+3.3 pts
31Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge17.5+0.3 pts
33Holzminden17.3+1.7 pts
34Bautzen17.1+0.7 pts
34Werra-Meißner-Kreis17.1+0.8 pts
36Lüchow-Dannenberg17+1.5 pts
36Vorpommern-Greifswald17+2.2 pts
38Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt16.9+1.1 pts
38Gotha16.9+2.9 pts
40Hof, Kreisfreie Stadt16.8+1 pts
40Nordhausen16.8+2.3 pts
40Sömmerda16.8+2.8 pts
43Goslar16.7+0.3 pts
43Hof, Landkreis16.7+0.9 pts
45Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt16.6+2.7 pts
45Ostprignitz-Ruppin16.6+1.9 pts
47Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt16.5+0.5 pts
48Meißen16.4+0.2 pts
49Mecklenburgische Seenplatte16.3+2.2 pts
50Jerichower Land16.1+0.1 pts
50Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge16.1-0.7 pts
50Wartburgkreis16.1+2.1 pts
53Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt16+2 pts
53Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt16+1.5 pts
53Leipzig16+1.9 pts
53Oder-Spree16+1.1 pts
57Saalekreis15.9+1.3 pts
57Wilhelmshaven, Kreisfreie Stadt15.9+0.5 pts
59Altmarkkreis Salzwedel15.6+1.5 pts
59Neunkirchen15.6+0.9 pts
59Nordsachsen15.6+0.4 pts
59Vorpommern-Rügen15.6+1.2 pts
63Northeim15.5+0.9 pts
63Uelzen15.5+1.1 pts
65Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt15.3+1 pts
66Schaumburg15.2+1.8 pts
66Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt15.2+1.7 pts
68Birkenfeld15.1+0.4 pts
68Helmstedt15.1+1.1 pts
68Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt15.1+0.4 pts
68Kronach15.1+1.8 pts
68St. Wendel15.1+0.1 pts
73Börde15+0.8 pts
73Hameln-Pyrmont15+0.6 pts
75Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt14.9+1.9 pts
76Saarpfalz-Kreis14.7+0.6 pts
77Ahrweiler14.6+1.9 pts
77Tirschenreuth14.6-1.4 pts
79Nienburg (Weser)14.5+0.9 pts
80Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt14.4+1.2 pts
80Ludwigslust-Parchim14.4+1 pts
80Merzig-Wadern14.4+1.1 pts
80Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt14.4+1.1 pts
80Ostholstein14.4-0.2 pts
80Saale-Holzland-Kreis14.4+2.5 pts
80Vogelsbergkreis14.4+0.3 pts
80Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt14.4-0.2 pts
88Cochem-Zell14.3+1 pts
88Saarlouis14.3+0.8 pts
88Vulkaneifel14.3+0.3 pts
91Cuxhaven14.2+0.2 pts
91Dahme-Spreewald14.2+1.5 pts
91Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt14.2+0.7 pts
91Recklinghausen14.2+0.5 pts
91Schwalm-Eder-Kreis14.2+0.2 pts
91Waldeck-Frankenberg14.2+0.6 pts
97Barnim14.1+1.7 pts
97Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt14.1+0.6 pts
97Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt14.1+0.8 pts
97Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt14.1+1.8 pts
97Kassel, Landkreis14.1+0.6 pts
97Regionalverband Saarbrücken14.1+0.3 pts
97Rhön-Grabfeld14.1+2.6 pts
97Weimarer Land14.1+1.6 pts
105Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt14+1.8 pts
105Coburg, Landkreis14-0.3 pts
105Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt140 pts
105Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt14-0.7 pts
105Landkreis Rostock14+1.3 pts
105Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt14+0.7 pts
105Wesermarsch14+0.2 pts
112Dithmarschen13.9+0.6 pts
112Hersfeld-Rotenburg13.90 pts
112Hildesheim13.9+0.5 pts
112Kulmbach13.90 pts
112Kusel13.9-0.7 pts
112Märkisch-Oderland13.9+0.4 pts
112Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt13.9+0.5 pts
112Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.9+0.3 pts
120Altenkirchen (Westerwald)13.8+1.4 pts
120Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis13.8+0.2 pts
120Märkischer Kreis13.8+0.8 pts
120Regen13.8+0.7 pts
120Teltow-Fläming13.8+1 pts
120Unna13.8+0.3 pts
126Friesland (DE)13.7+0.5 pts
126Mettmann13.7+0.4 pts
126Oberbergischer Kreis13.7+1.2 pts
129Bad Dürkheim13.6+0.5 pts
129Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis13.6+0.6 pts
129Euskirchen13.6+0.6 pts
129Lichtenfels13.6-0.2 pts
129Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt13.6-0.1 pts
129Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt13.6+0.3 pts
129Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis13.6+1 pts
129Südwestpfalz13.6+0.1 pts
129Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt13.6+1.7 pts
138Bad Kissingen13.5+0.3 pts
138Eichsfeld13.5+0.7 pts
138Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt13.5+0.6 pts
138Lippe13.5+0.7 pts
138Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt13.5+0.5 pts
138Rhein-Lahn-Kreis13.5+0.2 pts
138Rottal-Inn13.5+0.2 pts
145Cham13.4+1.2 pts
145Donnersbergkreis13.4+1.2 pts
145Limburg-Weilburg13.4+0.8 pts
145Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt13.4-0.7 pts
149Aurich13.3+0.6 pts
149Bayreuth, Landkreis13.3+0.2 pts
149Freyung-Grafenau13.3+0.3 pts
149Lahn-Dill-Kreis13.3+0.8 pts
149Odenwaldkreis13.3-0.6 pts
149Plön13.3+0.9 pts
149Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt13.3+1.2 pts
149Steinburg13.3+0.6 pts
149Wittmund13.3-0.6 pts
158Berchtesgadener Land13.2+1.2 pts
158Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+0.3 pts
158Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+0.5 pts
158Nordwestmecklenburg13.2+0.4 pts
158Passau, Landkreis13.2+1.5 pts
158Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt13.2+0.2 pts
158Wesel13.2-0.1 pts
165Bad Kreuznach13.1-0.1 pts
165Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt13.10 pts
165Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+1.6 pts
165Havelland13.1+0.8 pts
165Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt13.1+0.7 pts
170Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.3 pts
170Celle13-0.1 pts
170Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt13+0.9 pts
170Hochsauerlandkreis13+0.9 pts
170Nordfriesland13+0.6 pts
170Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt13-0.7 pts
170Wolfenbüttel13+0.1 pts
177Altötting12.90 pts
177Höxter12.9+0.4 pts
177Schleswig-Flensburg12.9+0.8 pts
177Siegen-Wittgenstein12.9+0.1 pts
181Bernkastel-Wittlich12.8+0.1 pts
181Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt12.8+0.6 pts
181Göttingen12.8+0.6 pts
181Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt12.8+0.8 pts
181Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis12.8+0.6 pts
181Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt12.8+0.1 pts
187Deggendorf12.7+0.7 pts
187Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt12.7+0.3 pts
187Herford12.7+0.3 pts
187Main-Spessart12.7+0.2 pts
187Minden-Lübbecke12.7+0.5 pts
187Pforzheim, Stadtkreis12.7+0.5 pts
187Stormarn12.7+0.7 pts
194Amberg-Sulzbach12.6-0.4 pts
194Bergstraße12.6+0.4 pts
194Düren12.6-0.2 pts
194Heidekreis12.6-0.1 pts
194Leer12.6+0.9 pts
194Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab12.6+0.1 pts
194Neuwied12.6-0.2 pts
194Soest12.6+0.7 pts
202Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.4 pts
202Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5+0.1 pts
202Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.5-0.4 pts
202Oberhavel12.5+0.4 pts
202Oldenburg, Landkreis12.5+0.6 pts
207Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.4+1.5 pts
207Diepholz12.40 pts
207Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis12.4-0.3 pts
207Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis12.4+0.7 pts
207Viersen12.4+0.3 pts
207Westerwaldkreis12.4+0.9 pts
213Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+1.3 pts
213Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3+0.5 pts
213Fürth, Landkreis12.3+0.3 pts
213Heinsberg12.3+0.6 pts
213Kleve12.3+0.5 pts
213Main-Tauber-Kreis12.3+0.4 pts
213Mayen-Koblenz12.3+0.2 pts
213Mühldorf a. Inn12.3-0.1 pts
213Osterholz12.3+0.1 pts
213Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt12.3-1.7 pts
213Traunstein12.3+0.1 pts
213Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen12.3+0.1 pts
225Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.6 pts
225Heidenheim12.2+0.4 pts
225Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt12.2+0.2 pts
225Pinneberg12.2+0.7 pts
225Rendsburg-Eckernförde12.2+0.3 pts
225Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis12.2-0.2 pts
225Rotenburg (Wümme)12.2+0.8 pts
232Fulda12.1+0.9 pts
232Herzogtum Lauenburg12.1+0.3 pts
232Kitzingen12.1+0.6 pts
232Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt12.1+0.9 pts
232Olpe12.1+0.1 pts
232Roth12.1+1 pts
232Zollernalbkreis12.1-0.7 pts
239Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm12+1 pts
239Garmisch-Partenkirchen12-0.6 pts
239Passau, Kreisfreie Stadt12-0.5 pts
239Rastatt12+0.8 pts
239Schwandorf12+0.3 pts
239Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12-0.4 pts
239Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt12+0.8 pts
246Göppingen11.9+0.8 pts
246Heilbronn, Stadtkreis11.9+1.1 pts
246Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt11.90 pts
246Main-Kinzig-Kreis11.9+0.5 pts
246Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim11.9+0.2 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?

Mansfeld-Südharz, with 20.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, with 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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