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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Germany: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Germany is placed 11th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 81.38 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 3.711 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
11th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 81.38Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 3.711Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 1.281Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 1.1Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Germany on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
81.38
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Germany: 81.38. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Western Europe
- 86.37 Monaco
- Land neighbours
- Austria 81.96 · Belgium 82.11 · Switzerland 83.95 · Czechia 79.83 · Denmark 81.93 · France 83.33 · Luxembourg 82.23 · Netherlands 82.16 · Poland 78.63
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
3.711
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Germany: 3.711. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Western Europe
- 2.182 Luxembourg
- Land neighbours
- Austria 3.322 · Belgium 3.721 · Switzerland 3.866 · Czechia 2.594 · Denmark 3.955 · France 4.343 · Luxembourg 2.182 · Netherlands 3.885 · Poland 4.221
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Germany’s is from 2016 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
1.281
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Germany: 1.281. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Western Europe
- 1.281 Germany
- Land neighbours
- Belgium 1.9 · Czechia 2.8 · Netherlands 1.472 · Poland 1.046
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
1.1
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Germany: 1.1. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Western Europe
- 0.6 Luxembourg
- Land neighbours
- Austria 1.7 · Belgium 3 · Switzerland 1.5 · Czechia 1.7 · Denmark 1.9 · France 3.3 · Luxembourg 0.6 · Netherlands 3.3
02Over time
Which way Germany is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
GermanyWorld median
Germany rose from 78.06 in 2000 to 81.38 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Germany World median 2023 81.38 74.630 2022 80.58 74.313 2021 81.11 72.433 2020 81.00 73.063 2019 81.19 74.196 2018 80.87 74.081 2017 80.94 74.029 2016 80.84 74.013 2015 80.57 73.783 2014 80.91 73.330 2013 80.45 73.386 2012 80.50 73.210 2011 80.35 73.003 2010 80.08 72.827 2009 79.92 72.426 2008 79.82 72.264 2007 79.73 72.113 2006 79.59 72.027 2005 79.25 71.876 2004 79.12 71.477 2003 78.54 71.409 2002 78.47 71.173 2001 78.40 70.926 2000 78.06 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
GermanyWorld median
Germany fell from 5.358 in 2000 to 3.711 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Germany World median 2024 3.7112 14.5 2023 3.7066 15.2 2022 3.6948 14.7 2021 3.6952 15.1 2020 3.7116 15.3 2019 3.7457 15.7 2018 3.7937 16.3 2017 3.8436 16.8 2016 3.8854 17.5 2015 3.9186 17.9 2014 3.9506 18.3 2013 3.9875 18.7 2012 4.0345 18.8 2011 4.0973 19.0 2010 4.1755 19.2 2009 4.2683 20.8 2008 4.3732 20.7 2007 4.4880 21.8 2006 4.6088 22.8 2005 4.7316 24.0 2004 4.8535 25.9 2003 4.9728 26.9 2002 5.0932 28.0 2001 5.2200 29.1 2000 5.3577 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
GermanyWorld median
Germany rose from 1 in 2015 to 1.1 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Germany World median 2024 1.1 4.9 2023 1.2 4.7 2022 1.5 5.4 2021 1.4 5.7 2020 1.1 5.6 2019 0.7 5.0 2018 0.7 4.2 2017 0.7 4.0 2016 0.8 3.4 2015 1.0 3.4
03In context
Germany beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Germany and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luxembourg | 4th | 82.23 | 2.182 | — | 0.6 |
| Germany | 11th | 81.38 | 3.711 | 1.281 | 1.1 |
 Switzerland | 12th | 83.95 | 3.866 | — | 1.5 |
 Austria | 17th | 81.96 | 3.322 | — | 1.7 |
 Polandcompare | 20th | 78.63 | 4.221 | 1.046 | — |
 Czechia | 23rd | 79.83 | 2.594 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
 Belgium | 26th | 82.11 | 3.721 | 1.9 | 3 |
 Denmark | 33rd | 81.93 | 3.955 | — | 1.9 |
 Francecompare | 42nd | 83.33 | 4.343 | — | 3.3 |
 Netherlands | 45th | 82.16 | 3.885 | 1.472 | 3.3 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Germany in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Germany is ahead of the world, and behind
44 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median29
Statistics on which Germany does better than the middle country measured.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.9590.762No real change since 2013
Germany: 0.959 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 5th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8199.381No earlier reading
Germany: 99.3 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 5th of 153 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 412441No real change since 2012
Germany: 24 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5460.53.546No earlier reading
Germany: 0.5 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 156th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.94.120.9▼ Worsened since 2015
Germany: 4.1 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 127th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.653.6246.65No real change since 2013
Germany: 3.62 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 181st of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2587.771.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Germany: 87.7 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 16th of 196 · derived.
Fatal Occupational InjuriesILO · 2023 · world median 2.0050.712.005▲ Improved since 2013
Germany: 0.71 · world median 2.005 · Fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.12 to 8.409; lower is better.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.20.25▲ Improved since 2014
Germany: 0.2 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9823,5822,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Germany: 3,582 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 16th of 155 · derived.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.0570.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Germany: 0.057 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 21st of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.263.11812.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Germany: 3.118 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 173rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8580.882.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Germany: 0.88 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 173rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.7510.564No real change since 2010
Germany: 0.751 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 25th of 172 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1342.2968.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Germany: 2.296 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 171st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.465.47327.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Germany: 5.473 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 188th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69175.76102.69No real change since 2013
Germany: 175.76 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.53.3065.5▲ Improved since 2014
Germany: 3.306 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 136th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.763.42133.7No real change since 2013
Germany: 63.42 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 183rd of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1632.9628.163▼ Worsened since 2013
Germany: 2.962 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 164th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.22.55.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Germany: 2.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 104th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.457.814.45▲ Improved since 2013
Germany: 7.8 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 178th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3919.8216.39No real change since 2013
Germany: 19.82 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 46th of 222 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.216.71410.21No real change since 2010
Germany: 6.714 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 125th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.45.326.4▼ Worsened since 2017
Germany: 5.3 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 114th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909690No real change since 2015
Germany: 96 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.998.596.9No earlier reading
Germany: 98.5 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.481.563.48No real change since 2015
Germany: 1.56 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8386.6884.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Germany: 86.68 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which Germany does worse than the middle country measured.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35306.5272.35No earlier reading
Germany: 306.5 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918991▼ Worsened since 2015
Germany: 89 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.55565.5▲ Improved since 2018
Germany: 55 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6567.1677.65No earlier reading
Germany: 67.16 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 112th of 144 · derived.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.396.499.3▼ Worsened since 2013
Germany: 96.4 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 70th of 84 · derived.
No better end10
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.453.835.4Moved since 2013
Germany: 53.8 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2554.841.25Moved since 2013
Germany: 54.8 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6528.520.65No earlier reading
Germany: 28.5 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8370.6757.83Moved since 2013
Germany: 70.67 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.733.811.73Moved since 2014
Germany: 3.81 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 62nd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0519.2920.05No earlier reading
Germany: 19.29 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1712.9816.17No real change since 2013
Germany: 12.98 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.554.354.55Moved since 2017
Germany: 4.35 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.881.5286.88No earlier reading
Germany: 1.528 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8929.6638.89Moved since 2015
Germany: 29.66 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 172nd of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
No current reading for Germany
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“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Germany’s 15 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Germany’s 6th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Economy & Innovation3rd of 1764/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital4th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 4th of 1824/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade5th of 1774/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture7th of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing11th of 2004/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 13th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology14th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 19th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 18th of 1834/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience25th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties33rd of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security53rd of 1774/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality53rd of 1593/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 133rd of 1864/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Germany can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Europe
San Marino1st2/4 keysHighest in Western Europe
Monaco2nd2/4 keysThis page
Germany11th4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Germany and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Germany on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Germany rank on health & wellbeing?
Germany is placed 11th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Germany?
81.38 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Germany?
3.711 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Germany compare with France on health & wellbeing?
France is placed 42nd of 200, and Germany 11th. Life Expectancy at Birth: France 83.33, Germany 81.38; Under-Five Mortality Rate: France 4.343, Germany 3.711; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity: France 3.3, Germany 1.1.
How have Germany’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 78.06 in 2000 to 81.38 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 5.358 in 2000 to 3.711 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity rose from 1 in 2015 to 1.1 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Germany?
No current reading is published for Germany on Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of Pneumonia, Children with Functional Difficulties, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Multidimensional Poverty Index, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two Days, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months and Violent Discipline of Children. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 44 statistics on this page come from 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Germany’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Germany (banner) — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Germany: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/germany/health