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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Barcelona province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2017, at 48,414. Melilla province had the lowest, at 494. The median was 5,901 and the figure for Spain was 424,523. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 48,414 count 48,414 Madrid province Madrid province: 47,069 count 47,069 Valencia province Valencia province: 23,537 count 23,537 Seville province Seville province: 16,227 count 16,227 Alicante province Alicante province: 15,974 count 15,974 Asturias province Asturias province: 13,152 count 13,152 Málaga province Málaga province: 12,708 count 12,708 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 12,657 count 12,657 Biscay province Biscay province: 11,813 count 11,813 Murcia province Murcia province: 11,522 count 11,522 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 10,007 count 10,007 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 9,905 count 9,905 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,438 count 9,438 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 8,353 count 8,353 Granada province Granada province: 8,184 count 8,184 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 7,873 count 7,873 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,751 count 7,751 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 7,503 count 7,503 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 7,026 count 7,026 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 7,009 count 7,009 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 6,896 count 6,896 Jaén province Jaén province: 6,605 count 6,605 Toledo province Toledo province: 6,470 count 6,470 Girona province Girona province: 6,407 count 6,407 León province León province: 6,110 count 6,110 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 5,958 count 5,958 Navarre province Navarre province: 5,844 count 5,844 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,419 count 5,419 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,293 count 5,293 Almería province Almería province: 5,206 count 5,206 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,174 count 5,174 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 4,995 count 4,995 Ourense province Ourense province: 4,693 count 4,693 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 4,689 count 4,689 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,424 count 4,424 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,318 count 4,318 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 4,027 count 4,027 Burgos province Burgos province: 4,016 count 4,016 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,736 count 3,736 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,052 count 3,052 Álava province Álava province: 2,812 count 2,812 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,697 count 2,697 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,590 count 2,590 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,500 count 2,500 Ávila province Ávila province: 2,162 count 2,162 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,137 count 2,137 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,083 count 2,083 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,747 count 1,747 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,713 count 1,713 Soria province Soria province: 1,088 count 1,088 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 560 count 560 Melilla province Melilla province: 494 count 494 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2017count Change on 2016 1 Barcelona province 48,414 +4.6% 2 Madrid province 47,069 +4.4% 3 Valencia province 23,537 +5.1% 4 Seville province 16,227 +5.8% 5 Alicante province 15,974 +5.4% 6 Asturias province 13,152 -0.4% 7 Málaga province 12,708 +1.3% 8 A Coruña province 12,657 +0.7% 9 Biscay province 11,813 +0.5% 10 Murcia province 11,522 +6% 11 Cádiz province 10,007 +1.1% 12 Zaragoza province 9,905 +6.2% 13 Pontevedra province 9,438 +1.2% 14 Balearic Islands province 8,353 +5.2% 15 Granada province 8,184 +2.1% 16 Córdoba province 7,873 +5% 17 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 7,751 +1.8% 18 Las Palmas province 7,503 +1.1% 19 Tarragona province 7,026 +2.5% 20 Gipuzkoa province 7,009 +3.4% 21 Badajoz province 6,896 +2.1% 22 Jaén province 6,605 +1.9% 23 Toledo province 6,470 +9.1% 24 Girona province 6,407 +4.8% 25 León province 6,110 +0.3% 26 Cantabria province 5,958 +0.4% 27 Navarre province 5,844 +2% 28 Ciudad Real province 5,419 +5.9% 29 Castellón province 5,293 +3% 30 Almería province 5,206 +4.8% 31 Lugo province 5,174 -0.4% 32 Valladolid province 4,995 +3.3% 33 Ourense province 4,693 +0.6% 34 Cáceres province 4,689 +4.6% 35 Huelva province 4,424 -1.3% 36 Lleida province 4,318 +6.8% 37 Salamanca province 4,027 +4.2% 38 Burgos province 4,016 +4.6% 39 Albacete province 3,736 +1.8% 40 La Rioja province 3,052 +2.9% 41 Álava province 2,812 +4.6% 42 Zamora province 2,697 -4.4% 43 Huesca province 2,590 +2.6% 44 Cuenca province 2,500 +4% 45 Ávila province 2,162 +8.5% 46 Palencia province 2,137 +1.9% 47 Guadalajara province 2,083 +2.9% 48 Segovia province 1,747 +3.7% 49 Teruel province 1,713 +4.8% 50 Soria province 1,088 -10.5% 51 Ceuta province 560 +10.2% 52 Melilla province 494 +1.6%
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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 48,414 in 2017, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 494 in 2017.
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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