Provinces of Spain by death rate

Zamora province had the highest death rate of 49 provinces in 2022, at 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. Melilla province had the lowest, at 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Spain was 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16.8Zamora province
Median10.949 provinces
Spain9.7History

All provinces, 2022

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Zamora provinceZamora province: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Lugo provinceLugo province: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Ourense provinceOurense province: 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants16.4León provinceLeón province: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Palencia provincePalencia province: 14.2 per 1,000 inhabitants14.2Teruel provinceTeruel province: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14Asturias provinceAsturias province: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Ávila provinceÁvila province: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Soria provinceSoria province: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 13.5 per 1,000 inhabitants13.5Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants12.5Huesca provinceHuesca province: 12.1 per 1,000 inhabitants12.1Burgos provinceBurgos province: 12 per 1,000 inhabitants12Jaén provinceJaén province: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Biscay provinceBiscay province: 11.4 per 1,000 inhabitants11.4Segovia provinceSegovia province: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 11.2 per 1,000 inhabitants11.2Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants11.1Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 11 per 1,000 inhabitants11Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Lleida provinceLleida province: 10.2 per 1,000 inhabitants10.2Valencia provinceValencia province: 9.9 per 1,000 inhabitants9.9Castellón provinceCastellón province: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Álava provinceÁlava province: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Navarre provinceNavarre province: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Alicante provinceAlicante province: 9.3 per 1,000 inhabitants9.3Granada provinceGranada province: 9.2 per 1,000 inhabitants9.2Huelva provinceHuelva province: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Seville provinceSeville province: 9 per 1,000 inhabitants9Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Girona provinceGirona province: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Toledo provinceToledo province: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Málaga provinceMálaga province: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Murcia provinceMurcia province: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Almería provinceAlmería province: 8.1 per 1,000 inhabitants8.1Madrid provinceMadrid province: 7.5 per 1,000 inhabitants7.5Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 7.4 per 1,000 inhabitants7.4Melilla provinceMelilla province: 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants5.7
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Zamora province16.8+1.4 pts
2Lugo province16.7+1.3 pts
3Ourense province16.4+1 pts
4León province14.8+1 pts
5Palencia province14.2-0.1 pts
6Teruel province14+1.4 pts
7Asturias province13.9+0.6 pts
7Ávila province13.9+0.9 pts
7Soria province13.9+0.5 pts
10Salamanca province13.5+1.3 pts
11Cáceres province13+0.5 pts
11Cuenca province13+0.6 pts
13A Coruña province12.5+0.6 pts
14Huesca province12.1+0.9 pts
15Burgos province12+0.8 pts
16Jaén province11.7+0.6 pts
17Cantabria province11.5+1.2 pts
18Biscay province11.4+0.5 pts
19Segovia province11.3+0.4 pts
20Pontevedra province11.2+0.8 pts
21Córdoba province11.1+0.3 pts
22Badajoz province11-0.1 pts
22Ciudad Real province110 pts
22Zaragoza province11+0.4 pts
25Gipuzkoa province10.9+0.4 pts
26La Rioja province10.8+0.1 pts
27Valladolid province10.5+0.2 pts
28Albacete province10.3+0.5 pts
29Lleida province10.2-0.1 pts
30Valencia province9.9+0.2 pts
31Castellón province9.8-0.3 pts
32Álava province9.5+0.6 pts
32Navarre province9.5+0.8 pts
34Tarragona province9.4+0.2 pts
35Alicante province9.3-0.4 pts
36Granada province9.2-0.3 pts
37Huelva province9.1-0.3 pts
38Cádiz province9-0.4 pts
38Seville province9-0.1 pts
40Barcelona province8.9+0.1 pts
41Girona province8.8+0.1 pts
42Guadalajara province8.6+0.7 pts
42Toledo province8.6-0.7 pts
44Málaga province8.5-0.1 pts
44Murcia province8.5+0.2 pts
46Almería province8.1-0.3 pts
47Madrid province7.5+0.1 pts
48Ceuta province7.4-0.7 pts
49Melilla province5.7-0.9 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 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which province has the lowest death rate?

Melilla province, with 5.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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