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Autonomous communities of Spain by cancer death rate (age-standardised)

Asturias had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 19 autonomous communities in 2012, at 277.9 per 100,000 people. Ceuta had the lowest, at 212.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 242.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 242.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest277.9Asturias
Lowest212.2Ceuta
Median242.719 autonomous communities
Spain242.9History

Map of autonomous communities, 2012

Andalusia: 244.9 per 100,000 peopleAragon: 245.8 per 100,000 peopleAsturias: 277.9 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands: 259.6 per 100,000 peopleCantabria: 265.7 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León: 242.7 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha: 234.7 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia: 237.1 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community: 239.4 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura: 267.7 per 100,000 peopleGalicia: 249.6 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid: 222.9 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia: 225.7 per 100,000 peopleNavarre: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country: 254.3 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja: 258.9 per 100,000 peopleCeuta: 212.2 per 100,000 peopleMelilla: 233.9 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2012. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2012

Asturias: 277.9 per 100,000 peopleAsturias277.9Extremadura: 267.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura267.7Cantabria: 265.7 per 100,000 peopleCantabria265.7Canary Islands: 259.6 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands259.6La Rioja: 258.9 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja258.9Basque Country: 254.3 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country254.3Galicia: 249.6 per 100,000 peopleGalicia249.6Aragon: 245.8 per 100,000 peopleAragon245.8Andalusia: 244.9 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia244.9Castile and León: 242.7 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León242.7Balearic Islands: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands241.6Valencian Community: 239.4 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community239.4Navarre: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleNavarre238.5Catalonia: 237.1 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia237.1Castilla-La Mancha: 234.7 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha234.7Melilla: 233.9 per 100,000 peopleMelilla233.9Region of Murcia: 225.7 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia225.7Community of Madrid: 222.9 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid222.9Ceuta: 212.2 per 100,000 peopleCeuta212.2Asturias: 277.9 per 100,000 peopleAsturias277.9Extremadura: 267.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura267.7Cantabria: 265.7 per 100,000 peopleCantabria265.7Canary Islands: 259.6 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands259.6La Rioja: 258.9 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja258.9Basque Country: 254.3 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country254.3Galicia: 249.6 per 100,000 peopleGalicia249.6Aragon: 245.8 per 100,000 peopleAragon245.8Andalusia: 244.9 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia244.9Castile and León: 242.7 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León242.7Balearic Islands: 241.6 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands241.6Valencian Community: 239.4 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community239.4Navarre: 238.5 per 100,000 peopleNavarre238.5Catalonia: 237.1 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia237.1Castilla-La Mancha: 234.7 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha234.7Melilla: 233.9 per 100,000 peopleMelilla233.9Region of Murcia: 225.7 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia225.7Community of Madrid: 222.9 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid222.9Ceuta: 212.2 per 100,000 peopleCeuta212.2
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2012
per 100,000 people		Change on 2011
1Asturias277.9-5.4 pts
2Extremadura267.7+14.6 pts
3Cantabria265.7+6.4 pts
4Canary Islands259.6+2.8 pts
5La Rioja258.9+12 pts
6Basque Country254.3-10.7 pts
7Galicia249.6+0.9 pts
8Aragon245.8-4.9 pts
9Andalusia244.9+4.4 pts
10Castile and León242.7+1.4 pts
11Balearic Islands241.6+7.1 pts
12Valencian Community239.4-7.6 pts
13Navarre238.5-6.5 pts
14Catalonia237.1-5.2 pts
15Castilla-La Mancha234.7-3.3 pts
16Melilla233.9-1 pts
17Region of Murcia225.7-15 pts
18Community of Madrid222.9+0.5 pts
19Ceuta212.2-32.1 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 C00 to C97) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2) (Autonomous communities of Spain by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2), Autonomous communities of Spain by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Autonomous communities of Spain by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2012.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2), Autonomous communities of Spain by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Asturias, with 277.9 per 100,000 people in 2012, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest cancer death rate (age-standardised)?

Ceuta, with 212.2 per 100,000 people in 2012.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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