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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Barcelona province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2016, at 46,277. Melilla province had the lowest, at 486. The median was 5,828 and the figure for Spain was 410,611. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 46,277 count 46,277 Madrid province Madrid province: 45,066 count 45,066 Valencia province Valencia province: 22,403 count 22,403 Seville province Seville province: 15,341 count 15,341 Alicante province Alicante province: 15,155 count 15,155 Asturias province Asturias province: 13,204 count 13,204 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 12,575 count 12,575 Málaga province Málaga province: 12,547 count 12,547 Biscay province Biscay province: 11,759 count 11,759 Murcia province Murcia province: 10,867 count 10,867 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 9,902 count 9,902 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 9,323 count 9,323 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,322 count 9,322 Granada province Granada province: 8,014 count 8,014 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 7,939 count 7,939 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,611 count 7,611 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 7,499 count 7,499 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 7,424 count 7,424 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 6,856 count 6,856 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 6,777 count 6,777 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 6,755 count 6,755 Jaén province Jaén province: 6,479 count 6,479 Girona province Girona province: 6,114 count 6,114 León province León province: 6,092 count 6,092 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 5,936 count 5,936 Toledo province Toledo province: 5,928 count 5,928 Navarre province Navarre province: 5,727 count 5,727 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,194 count 5,194 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,139 count 5,139 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,117 count 5,117 Almería province Almería province: 4,969 count 4,969 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 4,834 count 4,834 Ourense province Ourense province: 4,666 count 4,666 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 4,482 count 4,482 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,480 count 4,480 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,042 count 4,042 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 3,863 count 3,863 Burgos province Burgos province: 3,838 count 3,838 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,670 count 3,670 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 2,967 count 2,967 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,821 count 2,821 Álava province Álava province: 2,688 count 2,688 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,524 count 2,524 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,405 count 2,405 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,097 count 2,097 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,024 count 2,024 Ávila province Ávila province: 1,992 count 1,992 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,684 count 1,684 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,634 count 1,634 Soria province Soria province: 1,215 count 1,215 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 508 count 508 Melilla province Melilla province: 486 count 486 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2016count Change on 2015 1 Barcelona province 46,277 -1.6% 2 Madrid province 45,066 -3.8% 3 Valencia province 22,403 -3.1% 4 Seville province 15,341 -4.9% 5 Alicante province 15,155 -4.4% 6 Asturias province 13,204 -2.6% 7 A Coruña province 12,575 -0.2% 8 Málaga province 12,547 -3.5% 9 Biscay province 11,759 -0.4% 10 Murcia province 10,867 -3.3% 11 Cádiz province 9,902 -2.2% 12 Zaragoza province 9,323 -5.2% 13 Pontevedra province 9,322 +0.4% 14 Granada province 8,014 -5.2% 15 Balearic Islands province 7,939 -4.6% 16 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 7,611 -2% 17 Córdoba province 7,499 -4.8% 18 Las Palmas province 7,424 +1.1% 19 Tarragona province 6,856 -2.2% 20 Gipuzkoa province 6,777 -2.3% 21 Badajoz province 6,755 -2.1% 22 Jaén province 6,479 -3.9% 23 Girona province 6,114 -4.5% 24 León province 6,092 -2% 25 Cantabria province 5,936 -1.7% 26 Toledo province 5,928 -0.7% 27 Navarre province 5,727 +0.8% 28 Lugo province 5,194 +1.3% 29 Castellón province 5,139 -4.5% 30 Ciudad Real province 5,117 -8.7% 31 Almería province 4,969 -6.4% 32 Valladolid province 4,834 -6.9% 33 Ourense province 4,666 -0.1% 34 Cáceres province 4,482 -3% 35 Huelva province 4,480 +2.5% 36 Lleida province 4,042 -8.2% 37 Salamanca province 3,863 -2.8% 38 Burgos province 3,838 -0.7% 39 Albacete province 3,670 -0.8% 40 La Rioja province 2,967 -4.1% 41 Zamora province 2,821 +2.7% 42 Álava province 2,688 -2.8% 43 Huesca province 2,524 -7.4% 44 Cuenca province 2,405 -4.1% 45 Palencia province 2,097 -2.7% 46 Guadalajara province 2,024 -5.6% 47 Ávila province 1,992 -7.2% 48 Segovia province 1,684 -7.2% 49 Teruel province 1,634 -8.2% 50 Soria province 1,215 +2.2% 51 Ceuta province 508 +0.8% 52 Melilla province 486 -5.8%
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How to cite Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Movimiento natural de la población: defunciones por residencia (tablas 6545 y 6546). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=6545. Retrieved 2026-10-07.Use this data in your AI agent Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
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Questions Which province has the highest deaths? Barcelona province, with 46,277 in 2016, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 486 in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from? Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Movimiento natural de la población: defunciones por residencia (tablas 6545 y 6546). Retrieved 2026-10-07.
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