Provinces of Spain by death rate

Zamora province had the highest death rate of 49 provinces in 2020, at 19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Melilla province had the lowest, at 7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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All provinces, 2020

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Zamora provinceZamora province: 19 per 1,000 inhabitants19Soria provinceSoria province: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants17.2León provinceLeón province: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Ourense provinceOurense province: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Palencia provincePalencia province: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 16.1 per 1,000 inhabitants16.1Ávila provinceÁvila province: 16 per 1,000 inhabitants16Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Segovia provinceSegovia province: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Lugo provinceLugo province: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Teruel provinceTeruel province: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4Asturias provinceAsturias province: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14Burgos provinceBurgos province: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4Huesca provinceHuesca province: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants12.6Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Jaén provinceJaén province: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants11.6A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Toledo provinceToledo province: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Lleida provinceLleida province: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 10.6 per 1,000 inhabitants10.6Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Granada provinceGranada province: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Navarre provinceNavarre province: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Madrid provinceMadrid province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Álava provinceÁlava province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Valencia provinceValencia province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Castellón provinceCastellón province: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Alicante provinceAlicante province: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Girona provinceGirona province: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Seville provinceSeville province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Málaga provinceMálaga province: 8.4 per 1,000 inhabitants8.4Murcia provinceMurcia province: 8.2 per 1,000 inhabitants8.2Almería provinceAlmería province: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants7.7Melilla provinceMelilla province: 7 per 1,000 inhabitants7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2019
1Zamora province19+3.3 pts
2Soria province17.2+4.4 pts
3León province16.8+3.4 pts
4Ourense province16.7+1.4 pts
5Palencia province16.2+3 pts
6Cuenca province16.1+3.7 pts
7Ávila province16+3.3 pts
8Salamanca province15.9+3.7 pts
9Segovia province15.8+4.8 pts
10Lugo province15.6+1 pts
11Teruel province15+2.4 pts
12Cáceres province14.4+3 pts
13Asturias province14.3+1.7 pts
14Ciudad Real province14+3.5 pts
15Burgos province13.4+2.5 pts
16Huesca province12.9+2.1 pts
17Albacete province12.6+3 pts
18Zaragoza province12.1+2.3 pts
19Valladolid province12+2.5 pts
20Jaén province11.7+1.4 pts
21La Rioja province11.6+1.7 pts
22A Coruña province11.5+0.5 pts
22Biscay province11.5+1.1 pts
24Toledo province11.4+2.7 pts
25Badajoz province11.1+1 pts
25Cantabria province11.1+0.8 pts
25Lleida province11.1+1.5 pts
28Córdoba province10.7+0.8 pts
28Gipuzkoa province10.7+1.2 pts
30Guadalajara province10.6+3 pts
31Barcelona province10.5+2.2 pts
32Granada province10.4+1.7 pts
33Pontevedra province10.3+0.4 pts
34Navarre province10.1+1.6 pts
35Madrid province9.9+2.8 pts
36Álava province9.8+1.5 pts
36Tarragona province9.8+1.1 pts
36Valencia province9.8+0.9 pts
39Castellón province9.7+0.6 pts
40Alicante province9.3+0.8 pts
41Girona province9.2+0.8 pts
42Cádiz province9+0.9 pts
43Huelva province8.9+0.6 pts
43Seville province8.9+0.8 pts
45Málaga province8.4+0.8 pts
46Murcia province8.2+0.5 pts
47Almería province7.8+0.5 pts
48Ceuta province7.7+1.4 pts
49Melilla province7+1.3 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 19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest death rate?

Melilla province, with 7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

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