Autonomous communities of Spain by death rate from external causes (age-standardised)

Galicia had the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised) of 19 autonomous communities in 2020, at 37.4 per 100,000 people. Community of Madrid had the lowest, at 22.7 per 100,000 people. The median was 31.9 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 30.7 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest37.4Galicia
Median31.919 autonomous communities
Spain30.7History

All autonomous communities, 2020

Galicia: 37.4 per 100,000 peopleGalicia37.4Melilla: 36.4 per 100,000 peopleMelilla36.4Castilla-La Mancha: 36.2 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha36.2Asturias: 36 per 100,000 peopleAsturias36Castile and León: 33 per 100,000 peopleCastile and León33Canary Islands: 32.9 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands32.9Catalonia: 32.5 per 100,000 peopleCatalonia32.5Navarre: 32.1 per 100,000 peopleNavarre32.1La Rioja: 32 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja32Ceuta: 31.9 per 100,000 peopleCeuta31.9Andalusia: 31.1 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia31.1Cantabria: 30.6 per 100,000 peopleCantabria30.6Extremadura: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura29.8Balearic Islands: 29.8 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands29.8Valencian Community: 29.4 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community29.4Basque Country: 28.9 per 100,000 peopleBasque Country28.9Region of Murcia: 25.4 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia25.4Aragon: 25.2 per 100,000 peopleAragon25.2Community of Madrid: 22.7 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid22.7
per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2020
per 100,000 people
Change on 2019
1Galicia37.4+2 pts
2Melilla36.4+19 pts
3Castilla-La Mancha36.2+2.7 pts
4Asturias36-1.9 pts
5Castile and León33+1.2 pts
6Canary Islands32.9+1.1 pts
7Catalonia32.5-2 pts
8Navarre32.1-2.7 pts
9La Rioja32+4.8 pts
10Ceuta31.9+4.1 pts
11Andalusia31.1+2.2 pts
12Cantabria30.6-1.8 pts
13Extremadura29.8+2.7 pts
14Balearic Islands29.8-3.3 pts
15Valencian Community29.4-1.4 pts
16Basque Country28.9+0.4 pts
17Region of Murcia25.4-3.1 pts
18Aragon25.2-4.1 pts
19Community of Madrid22.7-1.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 V01 to Y89) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).

Age standardisation removes the effect of different age structures, so EU countries and regions can be compared with each other. US age-adjusted rates use the 2000 US standard population and are not comparable with these. Death certification and cause coding differ between countries, and Eurostat flags some values as following a different definition. Eurostat publishes these rates about two and a half years after the reference year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2) (Autonomous communities of Spain by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table

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Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), Autonomous communities of Spain by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 8 June 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Autonomous communities of Spain by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2020.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2), Autonomous communities of Spain by death rate from external causes (age-standardised), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/external-causes-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Galicia, with 37.4 per 100,000 people in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest death rate from external causes (age-standardised)?

Community of Madrid, with 22.7 per 100,000 people in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 V01-Y89 (hlth_cd_asdr2). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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