Provinces of Spain by death rate

Zamora province had the highest death rate of 49 provinces in 2019, at 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Melilla province had the lowest, at 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest15.7Zamora province
Median9.849 provinces
Spain8.8History

All provinces, 2019

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Zamora provinceZamora province: 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants15.7Ourense provinceOurense province: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3Lugo provinceLugo province: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6León provinceLeón province: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4Palencia provincePalencia province: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2Soria provinceSoria province: 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants12.8Ávila provinceÁvila province: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Asturias provinceAsturias province: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Teruel provinceTeruel province: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 12.4 per 1,000 inhabitants12.4Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Segovia provinceSegovia province: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Burgos provinceBurgos province: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Huesca provinceHuesca province: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Jaén provinceJaén province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Lleida provinceLleida province: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Castellón provinceCastellón province: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Valencia provinceValencia province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Granada provinceGranada province: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Toledo provinceToledo province: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Alicante provinceAlicante province: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Navarre provinceNavarre province: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Girona provinceGirona province: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Álava provinceÁlava province: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.3 per 1,000 inhabitants8.3Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Seville provinceSeville province: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Murcia provinceMurcia province: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Málaga provinceMálaga province: 7.6 per 1,000 inhabitants7.6Almería provinceAlmería province: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants7.3Madrid provinceMadrid province: 7.1 per 1,000 inhabitants7.1Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 6.3 per 1,000 inhabitants6.3Melilla provinceMelilla province: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants5.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2019
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2018
1Zamora province15.7-0.1 pts
2Ourense province15.3-0.1 pts
3Lugo province14.6-0.8 pts
4León province13.4-0.2 pts
5Palencia province13.2-0.2 pts
6Soria province12.8-0.2 pts
7Ávila province12.7-0.1 pts
8Asturias province12.6-0.3 pts
8Teruel province12.6-0.6 pts
10Cuenca province12.4+0.1 pts
11Salamanca province12.2+0.1 pts
12Cáceres province11.4-0.1 pts
13A Coruña province11-0.7 pts
13Segovia province11-0.5 pts
15Burgos province10.9-0.3 pts
16Huesca province10.8-0.9 pts
17Ciudad Real province10.5+0.2 pts
18Biscay province10.40 pts
19Cantabria province10.3-0.2 pts
19Jaén province10.3-0.5 pts
21Badajoz province10.1-0.1 pts
22Córdoba province9.9-0.1 pts
22La Rioja province9.9-0.3 pts
22Pontevedra province9.9-0.2 pts
25Zaragoza province9.8-0.3 pts
26Albacete province9.60 pts
26Lleida province9.6-0.5 pts
28Gipuzkoa province9.5-0.3 pts
28Valladolid province9.5-0.3 pts
30Castellón province9.1-0.6 pts
31Valencia province8.9-0.3 pts
32Granada province8.7-0.5 pts
32Tarragona province8.7-0.3 pts
32Toledo province8.7-0.3 pts
35Alicante province8.5-0.3 pts
35Navarre province8.5-0.5 pts
37Girona province8.4-0.2 pts
38Álava province8.3-0.1 pts
38Barcelona province8.3-0.4 pts
38Huelva province8.3-0.4 pts
41Cádiz province8.1-0.3 pts
41Seville province8.10 pts
43Murcia province7.7+0.1 pts
44Guadalajara province7.6-0.3 pts
44Málaga province7.6-0.4 pts
46Almería province7.3-0.5 pts
47Madrid province7.10 pts
48Ceuta province6.30 pts
49Melilla province5.7-0.3 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?

Zamora province, with 15.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest death rate?

Melilla province, with 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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