Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Germany: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 80.8 yrs (2024), 48th of 217 in the world and 28th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 83.2 yrs (2024), 49th of 217 in the world and 29th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 78.5 yrs (2024), 47th of 217 in the world and 28th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Germany in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 80.8 yrs2024 | 48/217 | 28/58 | 77.9 yrs | 80.0 yrs | 81.0 yrs | −0.4%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 83.2 yrs2024 | 49/217 | 29/58 | 81.0 yrs | 82.6 yrs | 83.5 yrs | −0.5%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 78.5 yrs2024 | 47/217 | 28/58 | 75.0 yrs | 77.5 yrs | 78.7 yrs | −0.3%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.12024 | 170/196 | 31/52 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | −6.1%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.72024 | 170/196 | 31/52 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | −7.5%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.32024 | 168/196 | 28/52 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | ±0.0%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 42023 | 175/194 | 38/51 | 7 | 5 | 4 | −20%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 96%2024 | 50/193 | 16/51 | 92% | 97% | 97% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.2%2024 | 95/153 | 15/35 | · | 0.1% | 0.1% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 52024 | 171/208 | 35/52 | 12 | 6 | 5 | −8.5%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 12.3%2024 | 9/193 | 1/52 | 9.8% | 10.8% | 12.5% | +1.5 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 10.7%2024 | 164/193 | 47/52 | 11.8% | 13.3% | 11.3% | −1.6 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.532022 | 15/180 | 11/50 | 3.26 | 3.76 | 4.44 | +16%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 7.52023 | 8/182 | 4/51 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | −8.4%since 2013 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 9/206 | 4/56 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.2%2024 | 46/203 | 20/54 | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 22.0%2024 | 68/166 | 33/48 | 34.9% | 28.7% | 23.7% | −6.7 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 3.82019 | 172/186 | 41/49 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 3.82019 | −28%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Infant mortality−6.1%3.1 in 2024
- Under-5 mortality−7.5%3.7 in 2024
- Maternal mortality−20%4 in 2023
- Tuberculosis−8.5%5 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Life expectancy−0.4%80.8 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women−0.5%83.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men−0.3%78.5 yrs in 2024
- Measles vaccination−1.0 pp96% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Germany and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Germany. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Germany | France | Poland | Belgium | Czechia | Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.8 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 | 82.3 yrs2024 | 80.0 yrs2024 | 82.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 83.2 yrs2024 | 85.9 yrs2024 | 82.2 yrs2024 | 84.4 yrs2024 | 83.0 yrs2024 | 84.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 78.5 yrs2024 | 80.2 yrs2024 | 74.8 yrs2024 | 80.3 yrs2024 | 77.1 yrs2024 | 79.8 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 3.12024 | 3.42024 | 3.62024 | 3.12024 | 2.12024 | 2.82024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.72024 | 4.32024 | 4.22024 | 3.72024 | 2.62024 | 3.32024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 2.32024 | 2.82024 | 2.52024 | 2.22024 | 1.42024 | 2.22024 |
| Maternal mortality | 42023 | 72023 | 22023 | 42023 | 32023 | 62023 |
| Measles vaccination | 96%2024 | 95%2024 | 92%2024 | 96%2024 | 89%2024 | 90%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2%2024 | 0.3%2023 | — | 0.2%2024 | — | — |