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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 2020, at 245.1 per 100,000 people. Community of Madrid had the lowest, at 187.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 222.3 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 214.5 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest245.1Asturias
Lowest187.8Community of Madrid
Median222.319 autonomous communities
Spain214.5History

Map of autonomous communities, 2020

Andalusia: 217 per 100,000 peopleAragon: 223.2 per 100,000 peopleAsturias: 245.1 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands: 207.8 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands: 217.1 per 100,000 peopleCantabria: 228.5 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León: 217.3 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha: 206.2 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia: 207.2 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community: 224.1 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura: 234.7 per 100,000 peopleGalicia: 223.9 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid: 187.8 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia: 224.7 per 100,000 peopleNavarre: 214.8 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country: 223.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja: 222.3 per 100,000 peopleCeuta: 211.7 per 100,000 peopleMelilla: 225.2 per 100,000 people
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  • 210 to 220
  • 220 and over
per 100,000 people, 2020. 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, 2020

Asturias: 245.1 per 100,000 peopleAsturias245.1Extremadura: 234.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura234.7Cantabria: 228.5 per 100,000 peopleCantabria228.5Melilla: 225.2 per 100,000 peopleMelilla225.2Region of Murcia: 224.7 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia224.7Valencian Community: 224.1 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community224.1Galicia: 223.9 per 100,000 peopleGalicia223.9Basque Country: 223.4 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country223.4Aragon: 223.2 per 100,000 peopleAragon223.2La Rioja: 222.3 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja222.3Castile and León: 217.3 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León217.3Canary Islands: 217.1 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands217.1Andalusia: 217 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia217Navarre: 214.8 per 100,000 peopleNavarre214.8Ceuta: 211.7 per 100,000 peopleCeuta211.7Balearic Islands: 207.8 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands207.8Catalonia: 207.2 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia207.2Castilla-La Mancha: 206.2 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha206.2Community of Madrid: 187.8 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid187.8Asturias: 245.1 per 100,000 peopleAsturias245.1Extremadura: 234.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura234.7Cantabria: 228.5 per 100,000 peopleCantabria228.5Melilla: 225.2 per 100,000 peopleMelilla225.2Region of Murcia: 224.7 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia224.7Valencian Community: 224.1 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community224.1Galicia: 223.9 per 100,000 peopleGalicia223.9Basque Country: 223.4 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country223.4Aragon: 223.2 per 100,000 peopleAragon223.2La Rioja: 222.3 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja222.3Castile and León: 217.3 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León217.3Canary Islands: 217.1 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands217.1Andalusia: 217 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia217Navarre: 214.8 per 100,000 peopleNavarre214.8Ceuta: 211.7 per 100,000 peopleCeuta211.7Balearic Islands: 207.8 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands207.8Catalonia: 207.2 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia207.2Castilla-La Mancha: 206.2 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha206.2Community of Madrid: 187.8 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid187.8
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 communities2020
per 100,000 people		Change on 2019
1Asturias245.1-2.9 pts
2Extremadura234.7-3 pts
3Cantabria228.5-7.8 pts
4Melilla225.2+0.7 pts
5Region of Murcia224.7+5.5 pts
6Valencian Community224.1+5.2 pts
7Galicia223.9-0.5 pts
8Basque Country223.4-6.6 pts
9Aragon223.2+2.6 pts
10La Rioja222.3-1.4 pts
11Castile and León217.3-0.1 pts
12Canary Islands217.1-0.5 pts
13Andalusia217-3.9 pts
14Navarre214.8+1.7 pts
15Ceuta211.7+10.2 pts
16Balearic Islands207.8-7.1 pts
17Catalonia207.2-8.3 pts
18Castilla-La Mancha206.2-9.7 pts
19Community of Madrid187.8-11.2 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), 2020) [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), 2020. 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=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

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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), 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Asturias, with 245.1 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Community of Madrid, with 187.8 per 100,000 people in 2020.

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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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