Health in Rostock, Germany: official figures
The infant mortality rate was 1.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023.
What is the death rate in Rostock?
There were 13.7 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Rostock?
Of 2,800 deaths in Rostock in 2024, 412 (15%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Rostock?
7 people were killed in road accidents in Rostock in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 80% of people in Rostock were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Rostock compares with other cities in Germany
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Rostock ranks 53 of 56, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Herne | 1.9 |
| 51 | Dresden | 1.9 |
| 52 | Nürnberg | 1.8 |
| 53 | Rostock | 1.8 |
| 54 | Lübeck | 1.7 |
| 55 | Freiburg im Breisgau | 1.3 |
| 56 | Heilbronn | 0.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Rostock ranks 7 of 76, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lübeck | 13.9 |
| 5 | Magdeburg | 13.8 |
| 6 | Hagen | 13.7 |
| 7 | Rostock | 13.7 |
| 8 | Bergisch Gladbach | 13.5 |
| 9 | Oberhausen | 13.3 |
| 10 | Essen | 13.3 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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