Deaths, life expectancy

Press releases

15 April 2025 Flu wave has strong influence on death figures in 1^st quarter of 2025

282,290 people died in Germany in the 1^st quarter of 2025, according to extrapolated figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Mortality figures had exceeded the median of the four previous years since the end of January 2025, which coincided with a comparatively high incidence of respiratory diseases (only in German) ("flu wave"). At the start of the year, the death figures were still well below the median of the comparative years (Week 1 from 30 December 2024 to 5 January 2025: -9%), but they exceeded this value at the end of January. In the whole of January 2025, the mortality figures were therefore around the median of the years 2021 to 2024 for that month. In February 2025, the number of deaths was considerably higher than in the four previous years, with the difference from the comparative value amounting to +9% in that month. Figures decreased slightly in March 2025, the difference from the comparative value was still +5%.

14 January 2025 1.0 million deaths in 2024

10 December 2024 Mortality figures in November 2024: 3% below the median of previous years

12 November 2024 Mortality figures in October 2024 around the median of the previous years, at +2%

15 October 2024 Mortality figures in September 2024 around the median of the previous years, at +2%

10 September 2024 Mortality figures in August 2024 around the median of the previous years, at +2%

Further Press Releases

Current news

Evaluation of the infra-annual mortality figures since 2020

3 June 2025 – 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 during 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 25 May 2025. 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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