Deaths, life expectancy

Press releases

9 July 2024 Mortality figures in June 2024 around the median of the previous years

77,812 people died in Germany in June 2024, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This corresponds roughly to the 2020 to 2023 median for that month (+1%). In the first half of the month, mortality figures were slightly below the median values of the previous years (-1% and -2% in Weeks 23 and 24, from 3 to 16 June). In the second half of the month, figures exceeded the corresponding comparative values (+5% and +12% in Weeks 25 and 26, from 17 to 30 June). This coincided with high temperatures (only in German) being recorded in some Länder. An increase in mortality figures in connection with exposure to heat is a well-known effect that has been frequently observed in summer months in the past (only in German).

11 June 2024 Mortality figures in May 2024: 1% below the median of previous years

14 May 2024 Mortality figures in April 2024: 6% below the median of previous years

9 April 2024 Mortality figures in March 2024: 8% below the median of previous years

12 March 2024 Mortality figures in February 2024 above the median of previous years

13 February 2024 Mortality figures in January 2024 close to the median of the previous years, at +1%

Further Press Releases

Current news

Evaluation of the infra-annual mortality figures since 2020

16 July 2024 – How do extraordinary events such as high incidences of respiratory diseases or heat waves impact the current number of deaths? To make first assessments possible, the Federal Statistical Office provides provisional counts of the deaths recorded by the registrar's offices by day, week and month as a Statistical Report. An estimation model for extrapolation from incomplete data was developed in the Covid-19 pandemic as complete data can be provided only with some delay. This model allows nationwide mortality figures to currently be provided up until 7 July 2024. First comparable results for all Länder will be available about four weeks later.

Mortality figures during the coronavirus pandemic: new methods and timely results

What is the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on mortality figures in Germany? How has it been possible to release such data even earlier? Actually, how can excess mortality be calculated? These are topics treated in our new podcast with Dr. Felix zur Nieden, an expert for demography and mortality figures at the Federal Statistical Office.

Deaths

Life expectancy

Life tables

Tables upon request

Infant mortality
1. Infant deaths by age in days and sex (12613-10)
2. Infant deaths by life span in months (12613-11)
3. Infant mortality and perinatal mortality (12613-08)
4. Infant mortality by Länder (12613-09)
5. Deaths in the first year of life by month (12613-12)

Deaths by age and marital status
6. Mean age at death by marital status (12613-07)
7. Deaths by marital status (12613-05)
8. Deaths by age and marital status (12613-02)
9. Deaths by age groups and Länder (12613-03)

Deaths by citizenship
10. Deaths by citizenship and sex (12613-04)

Database

GENESIS-Online

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Life expectancy at birth, years, Germany

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Life expectancy at birth, years, Former territory, New Länder

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Year-on-year change in life expectancy at birth, years

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