Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by infant mortality rate

Saarland had the highest infant mortality rate of 38 regions in 2013, at 5 per 1,000 live births. Unterfranken had the lowest, at 2 per 1,000 live births. The median was 3.3 per 1,000 live births and the figure for Germany was 3.3 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest5Saarland
Median3.338 regions
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All regions, 2013

Saarland: 5 per 1,000 live birthsSaarland5Detmold: 4.3 per 1,000 live birthsDetmold4.3Gießen: 4.2 per 1,000 live birthsGießen4.2Arnsberg: 4.1 per 1,000 live birthsArnsberg4.1Kassel: 4.1 per 1,000 live birthsKassel4.1Freiburg: 4 per 1,000 live birthsFreiburg4Münster: 4 per 1,000 live birthsMünster4Düsseldorf: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsDüsseldorf3.9Hannover: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsHannover3.9Lüneburg: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsLüneburg3.9Weser-Ems: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsWeser-Ems3.9Niederbayern: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsNiederbayern3.8Hamburg: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsHamburg3.7Schwaben: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsSchwaben3.6Trier: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsTrier3.6Berlin: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsBerlin3.5Bremen: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsBremen3.5Darmstadt: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsDarmstadt3.4Schleswig-Holstein: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsSchleswig-Holstein3.3Koblenz: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsKoblenz3.2Köln: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsKöln3.2Chemnitz: 3 per 1,000 live birthsChemnitz3Braunschweig: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsBraunschweig2.9Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsMecklenburg-Vorpommern2.9Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsRheinhessen-Pfalz2.9Sachsen-Anhalt: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsSachsen-Anhalt2.9Tübingen: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsTübingen2.9Brandenburg: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsBrandenburg2.8Karlsruhe: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsKarlsruhe2.8Mittelfranken: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsMittelfranken2.7Oberfranken: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsOberfranken2.7Stuttgart: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsStuttgart2.7Thüringen: 2.6 per 1,000 live birthsThüringen2.6Oberbayern: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsOberbayern2.5Dresden: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsDresden2.4Leipzig: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsLeipzig2.3Oberpfalz: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsOberpfalz2.2Unterfranken: 2 per 1,000 live birthsUnterfranken2Saarland: 5 per 1,000 live birthsSaarland5Detmold: 4.3 per 1,000 live birthsDetmold4.3Gießen: 4.2 per 1,000 live birthsGießen4.2Arnsberg: 4.1 per 1,000 live birthsArnsberg4.1Kassel: 4.1 per 1,000 live birthsKassel4.1Freiburg: 4 per 1,000 live birthsFreiburg4Münster: 4 per 1,000 live birthsMünster4Düsseldorf: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsDüsseldorf3.9Hannover: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsHannover3.9Lüneburg: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsLüneburg3.9Weser-Ems: 3.9 per 1,000 live birthsWeser-Ems3.9Niederbayern: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsNiederbayern3.8Hamburg: 3.7 per 1,000 live birthsHamburg3.7Schwaben: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsSchwaben3.6Trier: 3.6 per 1,000 live birthsTrier3.6Berlin: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsBerlin3.5Bremen: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsBremen3.5Darmstadt: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsDarmstadt3.4Schleswig-Holstein: 3.3 per 1,000 live birthsSchleswig-Holstein3.3Koblenz: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsKoblenz3.2Köln: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsKöln3.2Chemnitz: 3 per 1,000 live birthsChemnitz3Braunschweig: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsBraunschweig2.9Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsMecklenburg-Vorpommern2.9Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsRheinhessen-Pfalz2.9Sachsen-Anhalt: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsSachsen-Anhalt2.9Tübingen: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsTübingen2.9Brandenburg: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsBrandenburg2.8Karlsruhe: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsKarlsruhe2.8Mittelfranken: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsMittelfranken2.7Oberfranken: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsOberfranken2.7Stuttgart: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsStuttgart2.7Thüringen: 2.6 per 1,000 live birthsThüringen2.6Oberbayern: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsOberbayern2.5Dresden: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsDresden2.4Leipzig: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsLeipzig2.3Oberpfalz: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsOberpfalz2.2Unterfranken: 2 per 1,000 live birthsUnterfranken2
per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2013
per 1,000 live births
Change on 2012
1Saarland5+1.1
2Detmold4.3+0.6
3Gießen4.2+1.2
4Arnsberg4.1+0.1
4Kassel4.1+0.5
6Freiburg4+1.3
6Münster40
8Düsseldorf3.90
8Hannover3.9+0.7
8Lüneburg3.90
8Weser-Ems3.9-0.1
12Niederbayern3.8+0.1
13Hamburg3.7+0.2
14Schwaben3.6+0.6
14Trier3.6-0.4
16Berlin3.5+1
16Bremen3.5-0.8
18Darmstadt3.4+0.5
19Schleswig-Holstein3.3-0.1
20Koblenz3.2-0.8
20Köln3.2-0.3
22Chemnitz3+0.5
23Braunschweig2.9-1.6
23Mecklenburg-Vorpommern2.9-0.2
23Rheinhessen-Pfalz2.9-1.5
23Sachsen-Anhalt2.9-0.1
23Tübingen2.9-0.6
28Brandenburg2.8+0.2
28Karlsruhe2.8-0.7
30Mittelfranken2.7+0.6
30Oberfranken2.7-0.9
30Stuttgart2.7-0.7
33Thüringen2.6-0.6
34Oberbayern2.5+0.2
35Dresden2.4+0.4
36Leipzig2.3-0.5
37Oberpfalz2.2+0.3
38Unterfranken2-1.4

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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?period=2013. 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, 2013. 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?period=2013.

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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, 2013 [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?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest infant mortality rate?

Saarland, with 5 per 1,000 live births in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Unterfranken, with 2 per 1,000 live births in 2013.

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