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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Barcelona province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2018, at 48,413. Melilla province had the lowest, at 516. The median was 5,958 and the figure for Spain was 427,721. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Barcelona province Barcelona province: 48,413 count 48,413 Madrid province Madrid province: 46,599 count 46,599 Valencia province Valencia province: 23,465 count 23,465 Alicante province Alicante province: 16,270 count 16,270 Seville province Seville province: 15,792 count 15,792 Málaga province Málaga province: 13,323 count 13,323 Asturias province Asturias province: 13,238 count 13,238 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 13,098 count 13,098 Biscay province Biscay province: 11,963 count 11,963 Murcia province Murcia province: 11,327 count 11,327 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 10,485 count 10,485 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 9,756 count 9,756 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,499 count 9,499 Granada province Granada province: 8,427 count 8,427 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 8,254 count 8,254 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 8,206 count 8,206 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 8,056 count 8,056 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 7,822 count 7,822 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 7,226 count 7,226 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 7,035 count 7,035 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 6,913 count 6,913 Jaén province Jaén province: 6,876 count 6,876 Girona province Girona province: 6,574 count 6,574 León province León province: 6,309 count 6,309 Toledo province Toledo province: 6,255 count 6,255 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 6,096 count 6,096 Navarre province Navarre province: 5,819 count 5,819 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,595 count 5,595 Almería province Almería province: 5,543 count 5,543 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,131 count 5,131 Lugo province Lugo province: 5,086 count 5,086 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 5,079 count 5,079 Ourense province Ourense province: 4,736 count 4,736 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 4,538 count 4,538 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,538 count 4,538 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,349 count 4,349 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 4,012 count 4,012 Burgos province Burgos province: 4,008 count 4,008 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,727 count 3,727 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,205 count 3,205 Álava province Álava province: 2,765 count 2,765 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,749 count 2,749 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,578 count 2,578 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,436 count 2,436 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,170 count 2,170 Ávila province Ávila province: 2,039 count 2,039 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 2,025 count 2,025 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,776 count 1,776 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,766 count 1,766 Soria province Soria province: 1,155 count 1,155 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 535 count 535 Melilla province Melilla province: 516 count 516 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2018count Change on 2017 1 Barcelona province 48,413 -0% 2 Madrid province 46,599 -1% 3 Valencia province 23,465 -0.3% 4 Alicante province 16,270 +1.9% 5 Seville province 15,792 -2.7% 6 Málaga province 13,323 +4.8% 7 Asturias province 13,238 +0.7% 8 A Coruña province 13,098 +3.5% 9 Biscay province 11,963 +1.3% 10 Murcia province 11,327 -1.7% 11 Cádiz province 10,485 +4.8% 12 Zaragoza province 9,756 -1.5% 13 Pontevedra province 9,499 +0.6% 14 Granada province 8,427 +3% 15 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 8,254 +6.5% 16 Balearic Islands province 8,206 -1.8% 17 Las Palmas province 8,056 +7.4% 18 Córdoba province 7,822 -0.6% 19 Tarragona province 7,226 +2.8% 20 Gipuzkoa province 7,035 +0.4% 21 Badajoz province 6,913 +0.2% 22 Jaén province 6,876 +4.1% 23 Girona province 6,574 +2.6% 24 León province 6,309 +3.3% 25 Toledo province 6,255 -3.3% 26 Cantabria province 6,096 +2.3% 27 Navarre province 5,819 -0.4% 28 Castellón province 5,595 +5.7% 29 Almería province 5,543 +6.5% 30 Ciudad Real province 5,131 -5.3% 31 Lugo province 5,086 -1.7% 32 Valladolid province 5,079 +1.7% 33 Ourense province 4,736 +0.9% 34 Cáceres province 4,538 -3.2% 34 Huelva province 4,538 +2.6% 36 Lleida province 4,349 +0.7% 37 Salamanca province 4,012 -0.4% 38 Burgos province 4,008 -0.2% 39 Albacete province 3,727 -0.2% 40 La Rioja province 3,205 +5% 41 Álava province 2,765 -1.7% 42 Zamora province 2,749 +1.9% 43 Huesca province 2,578 -0.5% 44 Cuenca province 2,436 -2.6% 45 Palencia province 2,170 +1.5% 46 Ávila province 2,039 -5.7% 47 Guadalajara province 2,025 -2.8% 48 Segovia province 1,776 +1.7% 49 Teruel province 1,766 +3.1% 50 Soria province 1,155 +6.2% 51 Ceuta province 535 -4.5% 52 Melilla province 516 +4.5%
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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 48,413 in 2018, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 516 in 2018.
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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