Health in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 81 years in 2024 (81.2 for Germany); 8th highest of 16 states in Germany.
How many hospitals are there in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Rhineland-Palatinate had 83 hospitals in 2024: 17 publicly owned, 48 run by non-profit bodies and 18 private.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyHow long is the average hospital stay in Rhineland-Palatinate?
The average hospital stay in Rhineland-Palatinate lasted 6.8 days in 2024 and beds were 68.6% occupied on average, against 7.1 days and 72.0% nationally.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyHow many hospital doctors are there in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Hospitals in Rhineland-Palatinate employed 9,066 doctors at the end of 2024, 220 per 100,000 residents compared with 261 across Germany.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyWhat is the caesarean section rate in Rhineland-Palatinate?
33.3% of the women who gave birth in a hospital in Rhineland-Palatinate in 2024 had a caesarean section, 7th highest of 16 Länder (Germany: 33.0%).
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyHow many people smoke in Rhineland-Palatinate?
18.1% of people aged 15 and over in Rhineland-Palatinate smoked at least occasionally in 2025 (Germany: 19.1%), and 18.0% of adults were obese (Germany: 16.7%).
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Rhineland-Palatinate?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 1,027.7 per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 1,045.2 nationally and 1,073.4 in the EU; 7th lowest of 16 states in Germany. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Cancer killed 237.1 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Germany: 234.8; EU: 233.1); 6th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 248.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Rhineland-Palatinate?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 364.5 per 100,000 in 2023 (Germany: 349.7; EU: 312.9); 8th highest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 426.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Respiratory diseases caused 74.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Germany: 73.3; EU: 75.2); 8th highest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 73.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Rhineland-Palatinate?
In 2023, 11.3 people per 100,000 took their own life (age-standardised) (Germany: 11.4; EU: 10.4); 6th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 12.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 49.5 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Germany: 51.8; EU: 49.4); 6th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 43.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Rhineland-Palatinate?
The infant mortality rate was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023 (Germany: 3.2; EU: 3.3); 4th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2013 it was 3.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Road accidents killed 31 people per million residents in 2024, compared with 33 nationally; 8th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2014 it was 44.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Rhineland-Palatinate?
Women in Rhineland-Palatinate could expect to live to 83.2 and men to 78.9 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.3 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Rhineland-Palatinate?
People who reached 65 could expect 19.4 more years of life in 2024 (Germany: 19.7).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Hospitals in Rhineland-Palatinate treated 841,352 inpatient cases in 2024, or 20,385 per 100,000 residents, 6th lowest of 16 Länder (Germany: 21,009). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copy
- Rhineland-Palatinate had 30.9 intensive-care hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024 (1,275 beds), 8th highest of 16 Länder (Germany: 31.1). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copy
- Premature mortality in Rhineland-Palatinate was 252 deaths per 100,000 men and 148 per 100,000 women under 70 in 2024, against 265 and 145 nationally; the male rate was 4th lowest of 16 Länder. Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy
How Rhineland-Palatinate compares with other states
Hospital inpatient cases per 100,000 residents (2024)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 11 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital inpatient cases per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Saxony | 21,965 |
| 9 | Berlin | 21,602 |
| 10 | Bavaria | 20,409 |
| 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 20,385 |
| 12 | Hesse | 20,103 |
| 13 | Brandenburg | 19,524 |
| 14 | Lower Saxony | 19,177 |
Average length of hospital stay (days) (2024)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 13 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average length of hospital stay (days) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Saxony-Anhalt | 7.0 |
| 11 | Lower Saxony | 7.0 |
| 12 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 6.9 |
| 13 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 6.8 |
| 14 | Saarland | 6.8 |
| 15 | Bremen | 6.7 |
| 16 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 6.6 |
Intensive-care beds per 100,000 residents (2024)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 8 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Intensive-care beds per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Saxony | 37.0 |
| 6 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 35.0 |
| 7 | Saxony-Anhalt | 32.5 |
| 8 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 30.9 |
| 9 | Thuringia | 30.6 |
| 10 | Hesse | 29.7 |
| 11 | Bremen | 28.8 |
Deaths under 70 per 100,000 men (2024)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 13 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths under 70 per 100,000 men |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 273 |
| 11 | Schleswig-Holstein | 272 |
| 12 | Hamburg | 261 |
| 13 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 252 |
| 14 | Hesse | 250 |
| 15 | Bavaria | 228 |
| 16 | Baden-Württemberg | 219 |
Share of people 15+ who smoke (2025)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 13 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people 15+ who smoke |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Lower Saxony | 19.1% |
| 11 | Brandenburg | 18.9% |
| 12 | Saarland | 18.7% |
| 13 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 18.1% |
| 14 | Bavaria | 17.5% |
| 15 | Hamburg | 17.5% |
| 16 | Baden-Württemberg | 16.5% |
Share of adults with obesity (BMI over 30) (2025)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 9 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of adults with obesity (BMI over 30) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Schleswig-Holstein | 18.6% |
| 7 | Brandenburg | 18.5% |
| 8 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 18.2% |
| 9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 18.0% |
| 10 | Thuringia | 17.6% |
| 11 | Saxony | 17.0% |
| 12 | Hesse | 16.5% |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 10 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 1,056.1 |
| 8 | Bremen | 1,054.3 |
| 9 | Lower Saxony | 1,040.4 |
| 10 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 1,027.7 |
| 11 | Schleswig-Holstein | 1,014.6 |
| 12 | Bavaria | 1,012.1 |
| 13 | Hesse | 1,011.3 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 11 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Brandenburg | 244.6 |
| 9 | Saarland | 242.8 |
| 10 | Lower Saxony | 241.9 |
| 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 237.1 |
| 12 | Saxony | 232.1 |
| 13 | Hesse | 230.2 |
| 14 | Thuringia | 228.4 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 8 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Lower Saxony | 383.1 |
| 6 | Brandenburg | 376.9 |
| 7 | Schleswig-Holstein | 369.6 |
| 8 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 364.5 |
| 9 | Bremen | 364.0 |
| 10 | Hesse | 363.5 |
| 11 | Bavaria | 344.9 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 8 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Berlin | 80.5 |
| 6 | Bremen | 77.9 |
| 7 | Thuringia | 75.5 |
| 8 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 74.3 |
| 9 | Schleswig-Holstein | 73.3 |
| 10 | Hesse | 71.0 |
| 11 | Brandenburg | 68.4 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 11 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Schleswig-Holstein | 12.3 |
| 9 | Hesse | 12.0 |
| 10 | Baden-Württemberg | 11.5 |
| 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 11.3 |
| 12 | Lower Saxony | 10.4 |
| 13 | Thuringia | 10.3 |
| 14 | Brandenburg | 9.9 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 11 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Berlin | 51.5 |
| 9 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 50.4 |
| 10 | Thuringia | 50.2 |
| 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 49.5 |
| 12 | Saarland | 49.2 |
| 13 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 48.0 |
| 14 | Hesse | 48.0 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 13 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bavaria | 2.9 |
| 11 | Berlin | 2.9 |
| 12 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 2.9 |
| 13 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 2.8 |
| 14 | Saxony-Anhalt | 2.7 |
| 15 | Saxony | 2.3 |
| 16 | Schleswig-Holstein | 2.3 |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Rhineland-Palatinate ranks 9 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Bavaria | 37 |
| 7 | Saxony | 36 |
| 8 | Hesse | 32 |
| 9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 31 |
| 10 | Baden-Württemberg | 30 |
| 11 | Schleswig-Holstein | 29 |
| 12 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 27 |
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