Provinces of Spain by death rate, 2024

Ourense province had the highest death rate of 49 provinces in 2024, at 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Melilla province had the lowest, at 5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15.4Ourense province
Median1049 provinces
Spain8.9History

All provinces, 2024

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Ourense provinceOurense province: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Zamora provinceZamora province: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Lugo provinceLugo province: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1León provinceLeón province: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6Palencia provincePalencia province: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Asturias provinceAsturias province: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9Ávila provinceÁvila province: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Soria provinceSoria province: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Burgos provinceBurgos province: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Huesca provinceHuesca province: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Jaén provinceJaén province: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Segovia provinceSegovia province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 10 per 1,000 inhabitants10Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Lleida provinceLleida province: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Álava provinceÁlava province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Castellón provinceCastellón province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Navarre provinceNavarre province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Valencia provinceValencia province: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Granada provinceGranada province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Alicante provinceAlicante province: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Seville provinceSeville province: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Girona provinceGirona province: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Toledo provinceToledo province: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Málaga provinceMálaga province: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Almería provinceAlmería province: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants7.4Murcia provinceMurcia province: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants7.4Madrid provinceMadrid province: 7 per 1,000 inhabitants7Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants6.3Melilla provinceMelilla province: 5 per 1,000 inhabitants5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Ourense province15.4-0.2 pts
1Zamora province15.4+0.1 pts
3Lugo province15.1-0.6 pts
4León province13.6+0.5 pts
5Palencia province13.2+0.6 pts
6Teruel province13+0.7 pts
7Asturias province12.90 pts
8Ávila province12.7+0.4 pts
8Soria province12.7+0.6 pts
10Cáceres province120 pts
11Salamanca province11.9+0.4 pts
12A Coruña province11.7+0.2 pts
12Cuenca province11.7-0.2 pts
14Burgos province11-0.3 pts
15Ciudad Real province10.7+0.1 pts
15Huesca province10.7+0.1 pts
17Pontevedra province10.50 pts
18Biscay province10.4+0.1 pts
18Jaén province10.4-0.4 pts
20Badajoz province10.3+0.2 pts
20Cantabria province10.3+0.1 pts
20Segovia province10.3-0.3 pts
23La Rioja province10.2+0.2 pts
24Córdoba province10-0.3 pts
24Gipuzkoa province10-0.3 pts
26Albacete province9.8+0.2 pts
26Valladolid province9.80 pts
26Zaragoza province9.8-0.1 pts
29Lleida province9.3-0.1 pts
30Álava province8.9+0.3 pts
30Castellón province8.9-0.2 pts
30Navarre province8.9+0.2 pts
30Tarragona province8.90 pts
34Valencia province8.7-0.3 pts
35Granada province8.6-0.3 pts
36Huelva province8.5-0.3 pts
37Alicante province8.4-0.2 pts
37Cádiz province8.4-0.2 pts
39Seville province8.3-0.1 pts
40Barcelona province8.2-0.2 pts
40Girona province8.2-0.1 pts
40Toledo province8.20 pts
43Guadalajara province7.7+0.1 pts
43Málaga province7.7-0.2 pts
45Almería province7.4-0.2 pts
45Murcia province7.4-0.4 pts
47Madrid province70 pts
48Ceuta province6.3-0.4 pts
49Melilla province5-0.8 pts

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Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

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How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which province has the highest death rate?

Ourense province, with 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest death rate?

Melilla province, with 5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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