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Provinces of Spain by deaths
Madrid province had the highest deaths of 52 provinces in 2019, at 47,165. Melilla province had the lowest, at 491. The median was 5,791 and the figure for Spain was 418,703. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Madrid province Madrid province: 47,165 count 47,165 Barcelona province Barcelona province: 46,836 count 46,836 Valencia province Valencia province: 22,840 count 22,840 Alicante province Alicante province: 15,908 count 15,908 Seville province Seville province: 15,812 count 15,812 Asturias province Asturias province: 12,893 count 12,893 Málaga province Málaga province: 12,759 count 12,759 A Coruña province A Coruña province: 12,382 count 12,382 Biscay province Biscay province: 11,967 count 11,967 Murcia province Murcia province: 11,568 count 11,568 Cádiz province Cádiz province: 10,044 count 10,044 Zaragoza province Zaragoza province: 9,543 count 9,543 Pontevedra province Pontevedra province: 9,367 count 9,367 Granada province Granada province: 7,997 count 7,997 Balearic Islands province Balearic Islands province: 7,995 count 7,995 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,909 count 7,909 Las Palmas province Las Palmas province: 7,847 count 7,847 Córdoba province Córdoba province: 7,749 count 7,749 Tarragona province Tarragona province: 7,041 count 7,041 Gipuzkoa province Gipuzkoa province: 6,861 count 6,861 Badajoz province Badajoz province: 6,783 count 6,783 Jaén province Jaén province: 6,520 count 6,520 Girona province Girona province: 6,482 count 6,482 León province León province: 6,152 count 6,152 Toledo province Toledo province: 6,076 count 6,076 Cantabria province Cantabria province: 6,013 count 6,013 Navarre province Navarre province: 5,568 count 5,568 Almería province Almería province: 5,270 count 5,270 Castellón province Castellón province: 5,268 count 5,268 Ciudad Real province Ciudad Real province: 5,223 count 5,223 Valladolid province Valladolid province: 4,933 count 4,933 Lugo province Lugo province: 4,804 count 4,804 Ourense province Ourense province: 4,715 count 4,715 Cáceres province Cáceres province: 4,478 count 4,478 Huelva province Huelva province: 4,354 count 4,354 Lleida province Lleida province: 4,188 count 4,188 Salamanca province Salamanca province: 4,045 count 4,045 Burgos province Burgos province: 3,891 count 3,891 Albacete province Albacete province: 3,731 count 3,731 La Rioja province La Rioja province: 3,147 count 3,147 Álava province Álava province: 2,738 count 2,738 Zamora province Zamora province: 2,705 count 2,705 Cuenca province Cuenca province: 2,443 count 2,443 Huesca province Huesca province: 2,391 count 2,391 Palencia province Palencia province: 2,129 count 2,129 Ávila province Ávila province: 2,026 count 2,026 Guadalajara province Guadalajara province: 1,994 count 1,994 Segovia province Segovia province: 1,693 count 1,693 Teruel province Teruel province: 1,686 count 1,686 Soria province Soria province: 1,145 count 1,145 Ceuta province Ceuta province: 537 count 537 Melilla province Melilla province: 491 count 491 count. Source: INE . Retrieved 2026-10-07. Full ranking Rank Provinces 2019count Change on 2018 1 Madrid province 47,165 +1.2% 2 Barcelona province 46,836 -3.3% 3 Valencia province 22,840 -2.7% 4 Alicante province 15,908 -2.2% 5 Seville province 15,812 +0.1% 6 Asturias province 12,893 -2.6% 7 Málaga province 12,759 -4.2% 8 A Coruña province 12,382 -5.5% 9 Biscay province 11,967 0% 10 Murcia province 11,568 +2.1% 11 Cádiz province 10,044 -4.2% 12 Zaragoza province 9,543 -2.2% 13 Pontevedra province 9,367 -1.4% 14 Granada province 7,997 -5.1% 15 Balearic Islands province 7,995 -2.6% 16 Santa Cruz de Tenerife province 7,909 -4.2% 17 Las Palmas province 7,847 -2.6% 18 Córdoba province 7,749 -0.9% 19 Tarragona province 7,041 -2.6% 20 Gipuzkoa province 6,861 -2.5% 21 Badajoz province 6,783 -1.9% 22 Jaén province 6,520 -5.2% 23 Girona province 6,482 -1.4% 24 León province 6,152 -2.5% 25 Toledo province 6,076 -2.9% 26 Cantabria province 6,013 -1.4% 27 Navarre province 5,568 -4.3% 28 Almería province 5,270 -4.9% 29 Castellón province 5,268 -5.8% 30 Ciudad Real province 5,223 +1.8% 31 Valladolid province 4,933 -2.9% 32 Lugo province 4,804 -5.5% 33 Ourense province 4,715 -0.4% 34 Cáceres province 4,478 -1.3% 35 Huelva province 4,354 -4.1% 36 Lleida province 4,188 -3.7% 37 Salamanca province 4,045 +0.8% 38 Burgos province 3,891 -2.9% 39 Albacete province 3,731 +0.1% 40 La Rioja province 3,147 -1.8% 41 Álava province 2,738 -1% 42 Zamora province 2,705 -1.6% 43 Cuenca province 2,443 +0.3% 44 Huesca province 2,391 -7.3% 45 Palencia province 2,129 -1.9% 46 Ávila province 2,026 -0.6% 47 Guadalajara province 1,994 -1.5% 48 Segovia province 1,693 -4.7% 49 Teruel province 1,686 -4.5% 50 Soria province 1,145 -0.9% 51 Ceuta province 537 +0.4% 52 Melilla province 491 -4.8%
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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? Madrid province, with 47,165 in 2019, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Which province has the lowest deaths? Melilla province, with 491 in 2019.
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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