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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 2022, at 240.4 per 100,000 people. Melilla had the lowest, at 164.2 per 100,000 people. The median was 217.7 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 212.9 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest240.4Asturias
Lowest164.2Melilla
Median217.719 autonomous communities
Spain212.9History

Map of autonomous communities, 2022

Andalusia: 221.1 per 100,000 peopleAragon: 225.5 per 100,000 peopleAsturias: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands: 218.9 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands: 219.8 per 100,000 peopleCantabria: 224.6 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León: 212.8 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha: 206.1 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia: 204.8 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community: 219 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura: 222.7 per 100,000 peopleGalicia: 216.8 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid: 188.3 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleNavarre: 206.4 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country: 224.5 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja: 210 per 100,000 peopleCeuta: 204.2 per 100,000 peopleMelilla: 164.2 per 100,000 people
  • Under 210
  • 210 to 220
  • 220 and over
per 100,000 people, 2022. 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, 2022

Asturias: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleAsturias240.4Aragon: 225.5 per 100,000 peopleAragon225.5Cantabria: 224.6 per 100,000 peopleCantabria224.6Basque Country: 224.5 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country224.5Extremadura: 222.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura222.7Andalusia: 221.1 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia221.1Canary Islands: 219.8 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands219.8Valencian Community: 219 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community219Balearic Islands: 218.9 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands218.9Region of Murcia: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia217.7Galicia: 216.8 per 100,000 peopleGalicia216.8Castile and León: 212.8 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León212.8La Rioja: 210 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja210Navarre: 206.4 per 100,000 peopleNavarre206.4Castilla-La Mancha: 206.1 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha206.1Catalonia: 204.8 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia204.8Ceuta: 204.2 per 100,000 peopleCeuta204.2Community of Madrid: 188.3 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid188.3Melilla: 164.2 per 100,000 peopleMelilla164.2Asturias: 240.4 per 100,000 peopleAsturias240.4Aragon: 225.5 per 100,000 peopleAragon225.5Cantabria: 224.6 per 100,000 peopleCantabria224.6Basque Country: 224.5 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country224.5Extremadura: 222.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura222.7Andalusia: 221.1 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia221.1Canary Islands: 219.8 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands219.8Valencian Community: 219 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community219Balearic Islands: 218.9 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands218.9Region of Murcia: 217.7 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia217.7Galicia: 216.8 per 100,000 peopleGalicia216.8Castile and León: 212.8 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León212.8La Rioja: 210 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja210Navarre: 206.4 per 100,000 peopleNavarre206.4Castilla-La Mancha: 206.1 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha206.1Catalonia: 204.8 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia204.8Ceuta: 204.2 per 100,000 peopleCeuta204.2Community of Madrid: 188.3 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid188.3Melilla: 164.2 per 100,000 peopleMelilla164.2
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 communities2022
per 100,000 people		Change on 2021
1Asturias240.4-1.1 pts
2Aragon225.5+3.4 pts
3Cantabria224.6+1.7 pts
4Basque Country224.5+2.1 pts
5Extremadura222.7-5.4 pts
6Andalusia221.1-0.8 pts
7Canary Islands219.8+11.7 pts
8Valencian Community219-1 pts
9Balearic Islands218.9+11.6 pts
10Region of Murcia217.7-7.8 pts
11Galicia216.8-3.6 pts
12Castile and León212.8-0.2 pts
13La Rioja210-0.3 pts
14Navarre206.4-16.5 pts
15Castilla-La Mancha206.1-5.6 pts
16Catalonia204.8-1.6 pts
17Ceuta204.2-15.8 pts
18Community of Madrid188.3+3.1 pts
19Melilla164.2-36 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), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

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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), 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Asturias, with 240.4 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Melilla, with 164.2 per 100,000 people in 2022.

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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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