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

Cantabria had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 19 autonomous communities in 2016, at 269.8 per 100,000 people. Community of Madrid had the lowest, at 205.1 per 100,000 people. The median was 232.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 229.8 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest269.8Cantabria

Lowest205.1Community of Madrid

Median232.919 autonomous communities

Spain229.8History

All autonomous communities, 2016

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	2016 per 100,000 people	Change on 2015
1	Cantabria	269.8	+11.8 pts
2	Asturias	263.2	+3.8 pts
3	Extremadura	246.5	-16.8 pts
4	Aragon	245.1	+5.9 pts
5	Galicia	243.4	+9.8 pts
6	Basque Country	243.3	-5.9 pts
7	Melilla	236.9	+20.6 pts
8	Ceuta	235.9	-1.3 pts
9	La Rioja	235.8	+3.6 pts
10	Canary Islands	232.9	-2.3 pts
11	Navarre	232.2	-4.4 pts
12	Valencian Community	231.2	-0.1 pts
13	Region of Murcia	230.7	+0.2 pts
14	Castile and León	229.9	-3.1 pts
15	Castilla-La Mancha	226.3	+0.6 pts
16	Catalonia	225.5	-2.1 pts
17	Andalusia	225.3	-2.5 pts
18	Balearic Islands	224.6	-1.1 pts
19	Community of Madrid	205.1	-2.5 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)?

Cantabria, with 269.8 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Community of Madrid, with 205.1 per 100,000 people in 2016.

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.