Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023

Bremen had the highest infant mortality rate of 38 regions in 2023, at 4.7 per 1,000 live births. Dresden had the lowest, at 2.1 per 1,000 live births. The median was 3.1 per 1,000 live births and the figure for Germany was 3.2 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest4.7Bremen
Lowest2.1Dresden
Median3.138 regions
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All regions, 2023

Bremen: 4.7 per 1,000 live birthsBremen4.7Münster: 4 per 1,000 live birthsMünster4Hannover: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsHannover3.9Saarland: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsSaarland3.9Weser-Ems: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsWeser-Ems3.9Niederbayern: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsNiederbayern3.8Düsseldorf: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsDüsseldorf3.7Hamburg: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsHamburg3.7Thüringen: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsThüringen3.7Lüneburg: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsLüneburg3.6Oberfranken: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsOberfranken3.6Freiburg: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsFreiburg3.5Unterfranken: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsUnterfranken3.5Arnsberg: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsArnsberg3.4Brandenburg: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsBrandenburg3.3Darmstadt: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsDarmstadt3.3Stuttgart: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsStuttgart3.2Köln: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsKöln3.1Oberpfalz: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsOberpfalz3.1Braunschweig: 3 per 1,000 live birthsBraunschweig3Detmold: 3 per 1,000 live birthsDetmold3Mittelfranken: 3 per 1,000 live birthsMittelfranken3Tübingen: 3 per 1,000 live birthsTübingen3Berlin: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsBerlin2.9Koblenz: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsKoblenz2.9Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsMecklenburg-Vorpommern2.9Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsRheinhessen-Pfalz2.9Gießen: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsGießen2.8Sachsen-Anhalt: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsSachsen-Anhalt2.7Oberbayern: 2.6 per 1,000 live birthsOberbayern2.6Schwaben: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsSchwaben2.5Chemnitz: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsChemnitz2.4Leipzig: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsLeipzig2.4Kassel: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsKassel2.3Schleswig-Holstein: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsSchleswig-Holstein2.3Trier: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsTrier2.3Karlsruhe: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsKarlsruhe2.2Dresden: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsDresden2.1Bremen: 4.7 per 1,000 live birthsBremen4.7Münster: 4 per 1,000 live birthsMünster4Hannover: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsHannover3.9Saarland: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsSaarland3.9Weser-Ems: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsWeser-Ems3.9Niederbayern: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsNiederbayern3.8Düsseldorf: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsDüsseldorf3.7Hamburg: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsHamburg3.7Thüringen: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsThüringen3.7Lüneburg: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsLüneburg3.6Oberfranken: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsOberfranken3.6Freiburg: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsFreiburg3.5Unterfranken: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsUnterfranken3.5Arnsberg: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsArnsberg3.4Brandenburg: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsBrandenburg3.3Darmstadt: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsDarmstadt3.3Stuttgart: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsStuttgart3.2Köln: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsKöln3.1Oberpfalz: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsOberpfalz3.1Braunschweig: 3 per 1,000 live birthsBraunschweig3Detmold: 3 per 1,000 live birthsDetmold3Mittelfranken: 3 per 1,000 live birthsMittelfranken3Tübingen: 3 per 1,000 live birthsTübingen3Berlin: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsBerlin2.9Koblenz: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsKoblenz2.9Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsMecklenburg-Vorpommern2.9Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsRheinhessen-Pfalz2.9Gießen: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsGießen2.8Sachsen-Anhalt: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsSachsen-Anhalt2.7Oberbayern: 2.6 per 1,000 live birthsOberbayern2.6Schwaben: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsSchwaben2.5Chemnitz: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsChemnitz2.4Leipzig: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsLeipzig2.4Kassel: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsKassel2.3Schleswig-Holstein: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsSchleswig-Holstein2.3Trier: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsTrier2.3Karlsruhe: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsKarlsruhe2.2Dresden: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsDresden2.1
per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
per 1,000 live births
Change on 2022
1Bremen4.7-0.4
2Münster4-0.3
3Hannover3.9+0.2
3Saarland3.9n/a
3Weser-Ems3.9+0.5
6Niederbayern3.8+0.8
7Düsseldorf3.7+0.4
7Hamburg3.7+0.4
7Thüringen3.7-0.1
10Lüneburg3.6-0.1
10Oberfranken3.6-0.6
12Freiburg3.5+0.5
12Unterfranken3.5+0.7
14Arnsberg3.4+0.2
15Brandenburg3.3-0.4
15Darmstadt3.30
17Stuttgart3.2+0.1
18Köln3.10
18Oberpfalz3.1+0.6
20Braunschweig3-0.2
20Detmold3-0.2
20Mittelfranken30
20Tübingen3+0.1
24Berlin2.9+0.1
24Koblenz2.9-0.6
24Mecklenburg-Vorpommern2.9-0.3
24Rheinhessen-Pfalz2.9-0.5
28Gießen2.8-0.8
29Sachsen-Anhalt2.7-0.7
30Oberbayern2.6+0.3
31Schwaben2.5-0.4
32Chemnitz2.4-0.1
32Leipzig2.4n/a
34Kassel2.3-1.3
34Schleswig-Holstein2.3-0.5
34Trier2.3-1.5
37Karlsruhe2.2-0.5
38Dresden2.1-0.6

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Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the year.

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Eurostat. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table

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Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 7 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/germany-regions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/germany-regions.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/infant-mortality-rate/germany-regions (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest infant mortality rate?

Bremen, with 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Dresden, with 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

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