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Death Count by Cause, Germany, 2000-2022

Intro

This page shows visualizations of the death counts per cause of death in the time frame 2000 to 2022 for Germany.

Each graph shows the development over time. The total death count is normed by the population size in the respective year, but the individual age groups are not normed by their actual size in the given year. This means that you are seeing total values per 100.000 citizens (of all ages) and should consider that the age distribution and birth rate may vary over the years when interpreting the data.

– Julian von Mendel, Dec 2023

Interpretation of the data

Be careful when interpreting these data! First, scales in the graphs vary. An example for this are the first two graphics: There are about 26 times as many deaths for accidents and their late effects as compared to accidental poisoning. You can only tell that by looking at the scale.

Most developments have a plausible and simple reason. E.g., the apparently worsening situation for the age group 80+ is largely a simple consequence of the average age in that age group increasing.

Also, the size of the respective age groups vary from year to year, and this was not adjusted for. E.g., when more children are born, more deaths in the age group <20 will be observed, and the development in the graphics does therefore not necessarily indicate any change in the environment.

Data sources / Transparency

The source of the case numbers is Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis), Genesis-Online (search for: “Gestorbene: Deutschland, Jahre, Todesursachen, Altersgruppen”, accessed on Dec 17, 2023), Data license by-2-0.

Population data are from Bundesinstitut für Bevölkerungsforschung.

Lorenz Borsche asked me to create the visualizations on this page. Source code, file history and the raw data can be found in the corresponding GitHub repository.

Cause of death: Accidental poisoning: harmful substances (incl. exposure)

Cause of death: Accidents including late effects

Cause of death: Acute or recurrent myocardial infarction

Cause of death: Alcoholic liver disease, chronic hepatitis, liver fibrosis, and cirrhosis

Cause of death: Assault

Cause of death: Asthma

Cause of death: Benign neoplasms

Cause of death: COVID-19, virus identified

Cause of death: COVID-19, virus not identified

Cause of death: Cerebrovascular diseases

Cause of death: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Cause of death: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

Cause of death: Chronic diseases of the lower respiratory tract

Cause of death: Chronic polyarthritis and arthrosis

Cause of death: Congenital malformations of the circulatory system

Cause of death: Congenital malformations of the nervous system

Cause of death: Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities

Cause of death: Diabetes mellitus

Cause of death: Diseases of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries

Cause of death: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

Cause of death: Diseases of the circulatory system

Cause of death: Diseases of the digestive system

Cause of death: Diseases of the genitourinary system

Cause of death: Diseases of the kidney

Cause of death: Diseases of the liver

Cause of death: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Cause of death: Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs

Cause of death: Diseases of the respiratory system

Cause of death: Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Cause of death: Drowning and submersion

Cause of death: Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

Cause of death: Event of undetermined intent

Cause of death: Exposure to smoke, fire, and flames

Cause of death: External causes of morbidity and mortality

Cause of death: Falls

Cause of death: HIV disease

Cause of death: Hypertension (high blood pressure)

Cause of death: Influenza

Cause of death: Intentional self-harm

Cause of death: Ischemic heart diseases

Cause of death: Leukemia

Cause of death: Malignant melanoma of the skin

Cause of death: Malignant neoplasms

Cause of death: Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of the skin

Cause of death: Meningitis

Cause of death: Meningococcal infection

Cause of death: Mental and behavioral disorders

Cause of death: Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use

Cause of death: Mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol

Cause of death: Neoplasms

Cause of death: Neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic, and related tissue

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the breast

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the bronchi and lung

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the cervix uteri

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the colon

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the corpus uteri and uterus, part unspecified

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the esophagus

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the genital and urinary organs

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the kidney, except renal pelvis

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lung

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the liver, biliary tract, and pancreas

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the ovary

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the pancreas

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the prostate

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the rectum, anus, and rectosigmoid junction

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the stomach

Cause of death: Neoplasms of the urinary bladder

Cause of death: Other diseases of the endocardium

Cause of death: Other forms of heart disease

Cause of death: Other ill-defined and unknown causes of mortality

Cause of death: Pneumonia

Cause of death: Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

Cause of death: Stroke, not specified as hemorrhage or infarction

Cause of death: Sudden infant death syndrome

Cause of death: Symptoms and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Cause of death: Total

Cause of death: Transport accidents

Cause of death: Tuberculosis and its sequelae

Cause of death: Ulcer of the stomach, duodenum, peptic, peptic jejuni

Cause of death: Viral hepatitis