Provinces of Spain by death rate

Lugo province had the highest death rate of 49 provinces in 2015, at 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Ceuta province had the lowest, at 6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15.2Lugo province
Median9.949 provinces
Spain9.1History

All provinces, 2015

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Lugo provinceLugo province: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Zamora provinceZamora province: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1Ourense provinceOurense province: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8León provinceLeón province: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Palencia provincePalencia province: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Soria provinceSoria province: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Asturias provinceAsturias province: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Ávila provinceÁvila province: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Teruel provinceTeruel province: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Huesca provinceHuesca province: 12.3 per 1,000 inhabitants12.3Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Segovia provinceSegovia province: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Burgos provinceBurgos province: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Biscay provinceBiscay province: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Jaén provinceJaén province: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Lleida provinceLleida province: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Castellón provinceCastellón province: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Granada provinceGranada province: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Valencia provinceValencia province: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Navarre provinceNavarre province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Álava provinceÁlava province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Alicante provinceAlicante province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Girona provinceGirona province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Toledo provinceToledo province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Seville provinceSeville province: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Málaga provinceMálaga province: 8 per 1,000 inhabitants8Murcia provinceMurcia province: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Almería provinceAlmería province: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Madrid provinceMadrid province: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants7.3Melilla provinceMelilla province: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants6.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 6 per 1,000 inhabitants6
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2015
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2014
1Lugo province15.2+0.8 pts
2Zamora province15.1+0.8 pts
3Ourense province14.8+1 pts
4León province13.1+0.8 pts
4Palencia province13.1+0.1 pts
4Soria province13.1+0.7 pts
7Asturias province13+0.8 pts
7Ávila province13+0.7 pts
7Teruel province13+0.9 pts
10Cuenca province12.3+1.2 pts
10Huesca province12.3+1 pts
12Salamanca province11.7+0.9 pts
13Segovia province11.6+0.7 pts
14Cáceres province11.4+1 pts
15A Coruña province11.2+0.5 pts
16Ciudad Real province11+1.2 pts
17Burgos province10.7+0.2 pts
18Biscay province10.4+0.6 pts
18Jaén province10.4+1 pts
20Cantabria province10.3+0.2 pts
21Lleida province10.2+0.6 pts
21Zaragoza province10.2+0.3 pts
23Badajoz province10.1+0.6 pts
24Córdoba province9.9+0.9 pts
24Valladolid province9.9+1.1 pts
26Gipuzkoa province9.8+0.6 pts
26La Rioja province9.8+0.6 pts
26Pontevedra province9.8+0.7 pts
29Albacete province9.40 pts
30Castellón province9.3+0.6 pts
31Granada province9.2+0.8 pts
32Valencia province9.1+0.5 pts
33Navarre province8.9+0.3 pts
34Tarragona province8.8+0.6 pts
35Álava province8.6+0.9 pts
35Alicante province8.6+0.5 pts
35Barcelona province8.6+0.4 pts
35Girona province8.6+0.5 pts
35Toledo province8.6+0.7 pts
40Guadalajara province8.4+1.2 pts
40Huelva province8.4+0.2 pts
42Seville province8.3+0.7 pts
43Cádiz province8.1+0.7 pts
44Málaga province8+0.5 pts
45Murcia province7.7+0.6 pts
46Almería province7.6+0.7 pts
47Madrid province7.3+0.5 pts
48Melilla province6.1+0.4 pts
49Ceuta province60 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?

Lugo province, with 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest death rate?

Ceuta province, with 6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

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