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 2021, at 40.2 per 100,000 people. Community of Madrid had the lowest, at 23 per 100,000 people. The median was 33 per 100,000 people and the figure for Spain was 31.6 per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest40.2Galicia

Lowest23Community of Madrid

Median3319 autonomous communities

Spain31.6History

All autonomous communities, 2021

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

Rank	Autonomous communities	2021 per 100,000 people	Change on 2020
1	Galicia	40.2	+2.8 pts
2	Asturias	37.5	+1.5 pts
3	Navarre	36.3	+4.2 pts
4	La Rioja	36.3	+4.2 pts
5	Castile and León	34.6	+1.6 pts
6	Canary Islands	34.3	+1.5 pts
7	Balearic Islands	33.6	+3.8 pts
8	Ceuta	33.6	+1.7 pts
9	Melilla	33.2	-3.2 pts
10	Catalonia	33	+0.5 pts
11	Extremadura	32.4	+2.6 pts
12	Castilla-La Mancha	32.3	-4 pts
13	Cantabria	32	+1.5 pts
14	Andalusia	31.8	+0.7 pts
15	Valencian Community	30.5	+1.1 pts
16	Aragon	28.8	+3.5 pts
17	Region of Murcia	27.5	+2.1 pts
18	Basque Country	26.8	-2.1 pts
19	Community of Madrid	23	+0.3 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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APA 7

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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Galicia, with 40.2 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Community of Madrid, with 23 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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.