Evidence Record

Germany

Central Europe

Leading cause: Cancer · 39% plant-based · 81.1 yr life expectancy · UHC 87/100

Heart Disease

132 / 100k

Plant-Based Score

39%

Life Expectancy

81.1 yr

Alzheimer's Prevalence

What People Eat

Whole-plant-food score 39%

Animal foods

25%

Plant foods

68%

Added sugars

12%

% of dietary energy (calories) · Diet breakdown: share of dietary energy supply by food group, FAO Food Balance Sheets via Our World in Data.

EPIC-Germany: processed meat is the #1 dietary contributor to colorectal cancer and elevated CVD risk.

Disease Burden

Leading cause of death: Cancer · 159 / 100k

Cancer

159

Heart Disease

132

Stroke

Respiratory

Kidney Disease

Diabetes

Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.

Cancer (159/100k) leads German mortality, with heart disease (132/100k) close behind. EPIC-Germany identified processed meat as the single biggest dietary contributor to colorectal cancer and elevated cardiovascular risk, a direct line from the sausage-and-pork tradition to the disease profile.

Healthcare System

Universal health coverage index 87/100

Health spending per person $6,850

Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.

What Could Improve

Reduce processed and red meat, EPIC's top diet-related cancer and CVD risk factor.
Increase whole grains, legumes, and vegetables toward Mediterranean levels.
Leverage high health spending for prevention rather than treatment of largely avoidable disease.

Explore the evidence: Cancer

EPIC-Germany · Boeing et al., 2012 · EPIC Study

→ Processed meat: #1 diet-related cancer risk

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