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Autonomous communities of Spain by infant mortality rate

Melilla had the highest infant mortality rate of 19 autonomous communities in 2014, at 5.5 per 1,000 live births. Galicia had the lowest, at 2 per 1,000 live births. The median was 2.7 per 1,000 live births and the figure for Spain was 2.8 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.5Melilla
Lowest2Galicia
Median2.719 autonomous communities
Spain2.8History

All autonomous communities, 2014

Melilla: 5.5 per 1,000 live birthsMelilla5.5Ceuta: 5 per 1,000 live birthsCeuta5Andalusia: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsAndalusia3.4Community of Madrid: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsCommunity of Madrid3.1Region of Murcia: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsRegion of Murcia2.9Valencian Community: 2.8 per 1,000 live birthsValencian Community2.8Canary Islands: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsCanary Islands2.7Catalonia: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsCatalonia2.7Extremadura: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsExtremadura2.7Navarre: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsNavarre2.7Aragon: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsAragon2.5Balearic Islands: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsBalearic Islands2.5Castile and León: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsCastile and León2.5Basque Country: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsBasque Country2.2Cantabria: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsCantabria2.2Asturias: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsAsturias2.1Castilla-La Mancha: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsCastilla-La Mancha2.1La Rioja: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsLa Rioja2.1Galicia: 2 per 1,000 live birthsGalicia2
per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2014
per 1,000 live births		Change on 2013
1Melilla5.5+0.9
2Ceuta5-6
3Andalusia3.4+0.3
4Community of Madrid3.1+0.2
5Region of Murcia2.9-0.6
6Valencian Community2.8+0.4
7Canary Islands2.7+0.2
7Catalonia2.7+0.2
7Extremadura2.7+0.7
7Navarre2.7+0.2
11Aragon2.5+0.7
11Balearic Islands2.5-0.3
11Castile and León2.5-0.6
14Basque Country2.2-0.1
14Cantabria2.2-1.1
16Asturias2.1+0.5
16Castilla-La Mancha2.1-0.3
16La Rioja2.1-1
19Galicia2-0.1

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About this ranking

Deaths of infants before their first birthday per 1,000 live births in the 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. Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Questions

Which autonomous community has the highest infant mortality rate?

Melilla, with 5.5 per 1,000 live births in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Galicia, with 2 per 1,000 live births in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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