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

Asturias had the highest cancer death rate (age-standardised) of 19 autonomous communities in 2018, at 257.3 per 100,000 people. Community of Madrid had the lowest, at 195.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 224.8 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 221.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest257.3Asturias

Lowest195.8Community of Madrid

Median224.819 autonomous communities

Spain221.9History

All autonomous communities, 2018

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	2018 per 100,000 people	Change on 2017
1	Asturias	257.3	+1 pts
2	Extremadura	246.3	+3.1 pts
3	Cantabria	243.6	+0.1 pts
4	Basque Country	236.4	-3.4 pts
5	Galicia	231.7	-7.9 pts
6	Melilla	230.3	-9 pts
7	Canary Islands	227.7	-0.1 pts
8	Andalusia	225.7	-1.9 pts
9	Aragon	225.3	-16.3 pts
10	Castile and León	224.8	-0.9 pts
11	La Rioja	223.2	+2.6 pts
12	Valencian Community	220.8	-5.8 pts
13	Castilla-La Mancha	220.1	-4.5 pts
14	Catalonia	219.2	-1.8 pts
15	Balearic Islands	218.7	-6.8 pts
16	Navarre	215.1	-9.4 pts
17	Region of Murcia	210.7	-16.4 pts
18	Ceuta	206.1	-32.3 pts
19	Community of Madrid	195.8	-9 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)?

Asturias, with 257.3 per 100,000 people in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Community of Madrid, with 195.8 per 100,000 people in 2018.

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.