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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised), 2023

Weser-Ems had the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised) of 38 regions in 2023, at 90.9 per 100,000 people. Chemnitz had the lowest, at 51.6 per 100,000 people. The median was 73.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Germany was 73.3 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest90.9Weser-Ems
Lowest51.6Chemnitz
Median73.838 regions
Germany73.3History

All regions, 2023

Weser-Ems: 90.9 per 100,000 peopleWeser-Ems90.9Münster: 89.3 per 100,000 peopleMünster89.3Düsseldorf: 87.8 per 100,000 peopleDüsseldorf87.8Hannover: 87.1 per 100,000 peopleHannover87.1Arnsberg: 85.5 per 100,000 peopleArnsberg85.5Lüneburg: 84.2 per 100,000 peopleLüneburg84.2Saarland: 83.5 per 100,000 peopleSaarland83.5Hamburg: 81.5 per 100,000 peopleHamburg81.5Berlin: 80.5 per 100,000 peopleBerlin80.5Oberpfalz: 79.6 per 100,000 peopleOberpfalz79.6Braunschweig: 79.2 per 100,000 peopleBraunschweig79.2Oberfranken: 78.8 per 100,000 peopleOberfranken78.8Bremen: 77.9 per 100,000 peopleBremen77.9Trier: 77.5 per 100,000 peopleTrier77.5Köln: 76.3 per 100,000 peopleKöln76.3Thüringen: 75.5 per 100,000 peopleThüringen75.5Koblenz: 74.4 per 100,000 peopleKoblenz74.4Gießen: 74.4 per 100,000 peopleGießen74.4Kassel: 74.3 per 100,000 peopleKassel74.3Schleswig-Holstein: 73.2 per 100,000 peopleSchleswig-Holstein73.2Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 72.7 per 100,000 peopleRheinhessen-Pfalz72.7Detmold: 72.6 per 100,000 peopleDetmold72.6Niederbayern: 71.2 per 100,000 peopleNiederbayern71.2Darmstadt: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleDarmstadt68.4Brandenburg: 68.4 per 100,000 peopleBrandenburg68.4Karlsruhe: 67.8 per 100,000 peopleKarlsruhe67.8Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 67.5 per 100,000 peopleMecklenburg-Vorpommern67.5Unterfranken: 67 per 100,000 peopleUnterfranken67Mittelfranken: 66.7 per 100,000 peopleMittelfranken66.7Freiburg: 64.5 per 100,000 peopleFreiburg64.5Sachsen-Anhalt: 63.6 per 100,000 peopleSachsen-Anhalt63.6Stuttgart: 61.4 per 100,000 peopleStuttgart61.4Schwaben: 61 per 100,000 peopleSchwaben61Tübingen: 60.6 per 100,000 peopleTübingen60.6Oberbayern: 60.3 per 100,000 peopleOberbayern60.3Leipzig: 57.9 per 100,000 peopleLeipzig57.9Dresden: 52 per 100,000 peopleDresden52Chemnitz: 51.6 per 100,000 peopleChemnitz51.6
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2023
per 100,000 people		Change on 2022
1Weser-Ems90.9+8.4 pts
2Münster89.3+12.7 pts
3Düsseldorf87.8+11.3 pts
4Hannover87.1+10.3 pts
5Arnsberg85.5+3.5 pts
6Lüneburg84.2+2.2 pts
7Saarland83.5+6.3 pts
8Hamburg81.5+5.7 pts
9Berlin80.5+4.8 pts
10Oberpfalz79.6+3.1 pts
11Braunschweig79.2+2.8 pts
12Oberfranken78.8+5.1 pts
13Bremen77.9+5 pts
14Trier77.5+8.5 pts
15Köln76.3+4.9 pts
16Thüringen75.5-4.1 pts
17Koblenz74.4+1.6 pts
18Gießen74.4+1.5 pts
19Kassel74.3+0.3 pts
20Schleswig-Holstein73.2+5.6 pts
21Rheinhessen-Pfalz72.7+4.4 pts
22Detmold72.6+2.5 pts
23Niederbayern71.2+4.6 pts
24Darmstadt68.4+1.9 pts
25Brandenburg68.4+4.9 pts
26Karlsruhe67.8+7.2 pts
27Mecklenburg-Vorpommern67.5+5.6 pts
28Unterfranken67+6.5 pts
29Mittelfranken66.7-2.3 pts
30Freiburg64.5+4.1 pts
31Sachsen-Anhalt63.6+2.9 pts
32Stuttgart61.4+4.3 pts
33Schwaben61+2.2 pts
34Tübingen60.6+4.5 pts
35Oberbayern60.3+2.9 pts
36Leipzig57.9-0.2 pts
37Dresden52+4.4 pts
38Chemnitz51.6+3.3 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 J00 to J99) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

COVID-19 is coded separately (U07) and is not included. Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference 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.

How to cite

Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which region has the highest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised)?

Weser-Ems, with 90.9 per 100,000 people in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest death rate from respiratory diseases (age-standardised)?

Chemnitz, with 51.6 per 100,000 people in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 J (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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