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Autonomous communities of Spain by infant mortality rate

Melilla had the highest infant mortality rate of 19 autonomous communities in 2017, at 8.9 per 1,000 live births. Navarre had the lowest, at 2.1 per 1,000 live births. The median was 2.7 per 1,000 live births and the figure for Spain was 2.7 per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest8.9Melilla
Lowest2.1Navarre
Median2.719 autonomous communities
Spain2.7History

All autonomous communities, 2017

Melilla: 8.9 per 1,000 live birthsMelilla8.9Ceuta: 7.7 per 1,000 live birthsCeuta7.7Castile and León: 3.2 per 1,000 live birthsCastile and León3.2Andalusia: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsAndalusia3.1Balearic Islands: 3 per 1,000 live birthsBalearic Islands3Canary Islands: 3 per 1,000 live birthsCanary Islands3Extremadura: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsExtremadura2.9Region of Murcia: 2.9 per 1,000 live birthsRegion of Murcia2.9Asturias: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsAsturias2.7Castilla-La Mancha: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsCastilla-La Mancha2.7La Rioja: 2.7 per 1,000 live birthsLa Rioja2.7Valencian Community: 2.6 per 1,000 live birthsValencian Community2.6Community of Madrid: 2.5 per 1,000 live birthsCommunity of Madrid2.5Aragon: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsAragon2.4Catalonia: 2.4 per 1,000 live birthsCatalonia2.4Basque Country: 2.3 per 1,000 live birthsBasque Country2.3Cantabria: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsCantabria2.2Galicia: 2.2 per 1,000 live birthsGalicia2.2Navarre: 2.1 per 1,000 live birthsNavarre2.1
per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2017
per 1,000 live births		Change on 2016
1Melilla8.9+2.7
2Ceuta7.7+5.8
3Castile and León3.2+0.8
4Andalusia3.1+0.4
5Balearic Islands3-0.3
5Canary Islands3+0.3
7Extremadura2.9+0.3
7Region of Murcia2.9-0.1
9Asturias2.7+0.2
9Castilla-La Mancha2.7+0.6
9La Rioja2.7+1.6
12Valencian Community2.6-0.6
13Community of Madrid2.50
14Aragon2.4-0.6
14Catalonia2.4-0.1
16Basque Country2.3-0.2
17Cantabria2.2+0.3
17Galicia2.2-0.9
19Navarre2.1-0.3

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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 8.9 per 1,000 live births in 2017, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest infant mortality rate?

Navarre, with 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2017.

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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