In the winter of 2021/22, three homeless people died due to freezing temperatures in Germany. This was a significantly lower number than in the previous year.
There are no official statistics on cold deaths from the federal, state and local governments. The BAG W bases its count on media reports. The association assumes a high number of unreported cases both in terms of the number of people living on the streets and of frozen homeless people, so the numbers can only be estimated. Some cities offer emergency shelters or cold buses during the winter to protect those in need from the cold.
Number of homeless people who died due to freezing temperatures in Germany from 2009 to 2022
Figures for 2009/2010 were retrieved from this press release. Figures for 2010/2011 are based on this press release. Figures for the winter of 2012/2013 can be fround here. Data for 2014/2015 can be found here. Numbers for winter 2018/2019 are available here.
The source provides no information on missing time periods.
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BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe. (January 5, 2022). Number of homeless people who died due to freezing temperatures in Germany from 2009 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1280188/homeless-deaths-due-to-freezing-in-germany/
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Number of homeless people who died due to freezing temperatures in Germany from 2009 to 2022 [Graph], BAG Wohnungslosenhilfe, January 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1280188/homeless-deaths-due-to-freezing-in-germany/
