Health in Saxony, Germany: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 81.4 years in 2024 (81.2 for Germany); 4th highest of 16 states in Germany.
How many hospitals are there in Saxony?
Saxony had 76 hospitals in 2024: 34 publicly owned, 14 run by non-profit bodies and 28 private.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyHow long is the average hospital stay in Saxony?
The average hospital stay in Saxony lasted 7.1 days in 2024 and beds were 71.2% occupied on average, against 7.1 days and 72.0% nationally.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyHow many hospital doctors are there in Saxony?
Hospitals in Saxony employed 10,498 doctors at the end of 2024, 259 per 100,000 residents compared with 261 across Germany.
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyWhat is the caesarean section rate in Saxony?
27.4% of the women who gave birth in a hospital in Saxony in 2024 had a caesarean section, the lowest of 16 Länder (Germany: 33.0%).
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copyHow many people smoke in Saxony?
20.8% of people aged 15 and over in Saxony smoked at least occasionally in 2025 (Germany: 19.1%), and 17.0% of adults were obese (Germany: 16.7%).
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Saxony?
Adjusting for age, 1,127.2 people per 100,000 died in 2021, against 1,045.2 for Germany as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 3rd highest 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 Saxony?
The age-standardised cancer death rate was 232.1 per 100,000 in 2023 (Germany: 234.8; EU: 233.1); 5th lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 241.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Saxony?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 384.5 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Germany: 349.7; EU: 312.9); 4th highest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 470.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Saxony?
Respiratory diseases caused 53.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Germany: 73.3; EU: 75.2); the lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 52.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Saxony?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 14.2 per 100,000 in 2023 (Germany: 11.4; EU: 10.4); 3rd highest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 13.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Saxony?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 62.4 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Germany: 51.8; EU: 49.4); 3rd highest of 16 states in Germany. In 2015 it was 56.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Saxony?
The infant mortality rate was 2.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023 (Germany: 3.2; EU: 3.3); 2nd lowest of 16 states in Germany. In 2013 it was 2.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Saxony?
There were 36 road deaths per million people in 2024, compared with 33 nationally; 7th highest of 16 states in Germany. In 2014 it was 45.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Saxony?
Women in Saxony could expect to live to 84.3 and men to 78.5 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 5.8 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Saxony?
People who reached 65 could expect 20.0 more years of life in 2024 (Germany: 19.7).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Hospitals in Saxony treated 889,252 inpatient cases in 2024, or 21,965 per 100,000 residents, 8th highest of 16 Länder (Germany: 21,009). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copy
- Saxony had 37.0 intensive-care hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024 (1,496 beds), 5th highest of 16 Länder (Germany: 31.1). Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) · saved copy
- Premature mortality in Saxony was 299 deaths per 100,000 men and 137 per 100,000 women under 70 in 2024, against 265 and 145 nationally; the male rate was 6th highest of 16 Länder. Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder (Arbeitskreis Nachhaltigkeitsindikatoren) · saved copy
How Saxony compares with other states
Hospital inpatient cases per 100,000 residents (2024)
Saxony ranks 8 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital inpatient cases per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 24,768 |
| 6 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 23,641 |
| 7 | Saxony-Anhalt | 23,370 |
| 8 | Saxony | 21,965 |
| 9 | Berlin | 21,602 |
| 10 | Bavaria | 20,409 |
| 11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 20,385 |
Average length of hospital stay (days) (2024)
Saxony ranks 8 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average length of hospital stay (days) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Baden-Württemberg | 7.2 |
| 6 | Berlin | 7.2 |
| 7 | Hesse | 7.2 |
| 8 | Saxony | 7.1 |
| 9 | Thuringia | 7.0 |
| 10 | Saxony-Anhalt | 7.0 |
| 11 | Lower Saxony | 7.0 |
Intensive-care beds per 100,000 residents (2024)
Saxony ranks 5 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Intensive-care beds per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hamburg | 41.4 |
| 3 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 41.2 |
| 4 | Berlin | 38.9 |
| 5 | Saxony | 37.0 |
| 6 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 35.0 |
| 7 | Saxony-Anhalt | 32.5 |
| 8 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 30.9 |
Deaths under 70 per 100,000 men (2024)
Saxony ranks 6 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths under 70 per 100,000 men |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bremen | 337 |
| 4 | Thuringia | 309 |
| 5 | Brandenburg | 300 |
| 6 | Saxony | 299 |
| 7 | Saarland | 295 |
| 8 | Lower Saxony | 282 |
| 9 | Berlin | 274 |
Share of people 15+ who smoke (2025)
Saxony ranks 5 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of people 15+ who smoke |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saxony-Anhalt | 24.4% |
| 3 | Thuringia | 23.0% |
| 4 | Bremen | 21.9% |
| 5 | Saxony | 20.8% |
| 6 | Schleswig-Holstein | 20.2% |
| 7 | Berlin | 20.0% |
| 8 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 19.4% |
Share of adults with obesity (BMI over 30) (2025)
Saxony ranks 11 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of adults with obesity (BMI over 30) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 18.2% |
| 9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 18.0% |
| 10 | Thuringia | 17.6% |
| 11 | Saxony | 17.0% |
| 12 | Hesse | 16.5% |
| 13 | Baden-Württemberg | 15.1% |
| 14 | Bavaria | 14.3% |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Saxony ranks 3 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saxony-Anhalt | 1,222.6 |
| 2 | Thuringia | 1,211.8 |
| 3 | Saxony | 1,127.2 |
| 4 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 1,125.6 |
| 5 | Saarland | 1,123.4 |
| 6 | Brandenburg | 1,113.3 |
| 7 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 1,056.1 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Saxony ranks 12 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Bavaria | 215.8 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Saxony ranks 4 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saxony-Anhalt | 435.9 |
| 2 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 397.3 |
| 3 | Thuringia | 394.4 |
| 4 | Saxony | 384.5 |
| 5 | Lower Saxony | 383.1 |
| 6 | Brandenburg | 376.9 |
| 7 | Schleswig-Holstein | 369.6 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Saxony ranks 16 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Hesse | 71.0 |
| 11 | Brandenburg | 68.4 |
| 12 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 67.5 |
| 13 | Bavaria | 66.3 |
| 14 | Saxony-Anhalt | 63.6 |
| 15 | Baden-Württemberg | 63.5 |
| 16 | Saxony | 53.1 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Saxony ranks 3 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 14.9 |
| 2 | Saxony-Anhalt | 14.2 |
| 3 | Saxony | 14.2 |
| 4 | Berlin | 14.0 |
| 5 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 13.0 |
| 6 | Bavaria | 12.8 |
| 7 | Bremen | 12.6 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Saxony ranks 3 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 78.0 |
| 2 | Schleswig-Holstein | 63.8 |
| 3 | Saxony | 62.4 |
| 4 | Brandenburg | 58.2 |
| 5 | Bavaria | 52.5 |
| 6 | Saxony-Anhalt | 52.1 |
| 7 | Baden-Württemberg | 51.7 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)
Saxony ranks 15 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)
Saxony ranks 7 of 16, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Brandenburg | 45 |
| 5 | Lower Saxony | 43 |
| 6 | Bavaria | 37 |
| 7 | Saxony | 36 |
| 8 | Hesse | 32 |
| 9 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 31 |
| 10 | Baden-Württemberg | 30 |
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