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

Extremadura had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 19 autonomous communities in 2013, at 268.9 per 100,000 people. Melilla had the lowest, at 213.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 239.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 238.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest268.9Extremadura

Lowest213.1Melilla

Median239.319 autonomous communities

Spain238.9History

All autonomous communities, 2013

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

Rank	Autonomous communities	2013 per 100,000 people	Change on 2012
1	Extremadura	268.9	+1.2 pts
2	Asturias	267.6	-10.4 pts
3	Cantabria	260.2	-5.5 pts
4	Canary Islands	254.1	-5.4 pts
5	Basque Country	252.5	-1.8 pts
6	Galicia	248.2	-1.4 pts
7	Aragon	246.3	+0.5 pts
8	Castile and León	245.7	+3 pts
9	Navarre	244.2	+5.7 pts
10	Valencian Community	239.3	-0.1 pts
11	Andalusia	239.2	-5.7 pts
12	Catalonia	239.1	+2 pts
13	Ceuta	234.5	+22.3 pts
14	Castilla-La Mancha	232.5	-2.2 pts
15	Region of Murcia	231.4	+5.7 pts
16	Balearic Islands	229.8	-11.7 pts
17	La Rioja	229	-29.8 pts
18	Community of Madrid	223.5	+0.6 pts
19	Melilla	213.1	-20.7 pts

Other periods

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

Extremadura, with 268.9 per 100,000 people in 2013, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 213.1 per 100,000 people in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.