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Health in Spain

The latest figures for 8 indicators in Spain, how the autonomous communities compare, and the source of each figure.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

Infant mortality rate

Infant mortality rate in Spain was 3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, up 0.4 per 1,000 live births from 2023.

Of 19 autonomous communities in 2024, Ceuta had the highest infant mortality rate (8.8 per 1,000 live births) and Galicia the lowest (1.5 per 1,000 live births).

Spain, 20243 per 1,000 live birthsUp 0.4 per 1,000 live births from 2023History
Highest, 20248.8 per 1,000 live birthsCeuta
Lowest, 20241.5 per 1,000 live birthsGalicia
Ceuta: 8.8 per 1,000 live birthsCeuta8.8Balearic Islands: 4.2 per 1,000 live birthsBalearic Islands4.2Cantabria: 4 per 1,000 live birthsCantabria4Extremadura: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsExtremadura3.8Melilla: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsMelilla3.8Andalusia: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsAndalusia3.5Region of Murcia: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsRegion of Murcia3.4Valencian Community: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsValencian Community3.4Asturias: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsAsturias3.1Canary Islands: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsCanary Islands3.1Ceuta: 8.8 per 1,000 live birthsCeuta8.8Balearic Islands: 4.2 per 1,000 live birthsBalearic Islands4.2Cantabria: 4 per 1,000 live birthsCantabria4Extremadura: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsExtremadura3.8Melilla: 3.8 per 1,000 live birthsMelilla3.8Andalusia: 3.5 per 1,000 live birthsAndalusia3.5Region of Murcia: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsRegion of Murcia3.4Valencian Community: 3.4 per 1,000 live birthsValencian Community3.4Asturias: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsAsturias3.1Canary Islands: 3.1 per 1,000 live birthsCanary Islands3.1
Top 10 autonomous communities, 2024. per 1,000 live births. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates (demo_minfind); Eurostat, European Commission, Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region (demo_r_minfind).

Age-standardised death rate, all causes

Age-standardised death rate in Spain (all causes) was 774.4 per 100,000 people in 2023, down 66 per 100,000 people from 2022.

Of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, Ceuta had the highest age-standardised death rate (985.1 per 100,000 people) and Community of Madrid the lowest (647.7 per 100,000 people).

Spain, 2023774.4 per 100,000 peopleDown 66 per 100,000 people from 2022History
Highest, 2023985.1 per 100,000 peopleCeuta
Lowest, 2023647.7 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid
Ceuta: 985.1 per 100,000 peopleCeuta985.1Melilla: 952.8 per 100,000 peopleMelilla952.8Andalusia: 883.4 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia883.4Canary Islands: 864.7 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands864.7Region of Murcia: 863 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia863Extremadura: 826.3 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura826.3Valencian Community: 818.5 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community818.5Asturias: 805 per 100,000 peopleAsturias805Balearic Islands: 791.3 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands791.3Castilla-La Mancha: 774 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha774Ceuta: 985.1 per 100,000 peopleCeuta985.1Melilla: 952.8 per 100,000 peopleMelilla952.8Andalusia: 883.4 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia883.4Canary Islands: 864.7 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands864.7Region of Murcia: 863 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia863Extremadura: 826.3 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura826.3Valencian Community: 818.5 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community818.5Asturias: 805 per 100,000 peopleAsturias805Balearic Islands: 791.3 per 100,000 peopleBalearic Islands791.3Castilla-La Mancha: 774 per 100,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha774
Top 10 autonomous communities, 2023. per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2).

Physicians per 10,000 people

Physicians per 10,000 people in Spain were 44.29 per 10,000 people in 2023, up 1.02 per 10,000 people from 2022.

Of 18 autonomous communities in 2024, Ceuta had the most physicians per 10,000 people (63.93 per 10,000 people) and Castilla-La Mancha the fewest (32.79 per 10,000 people).

Spain, 202344.29 per 10,000 peopleUp 1.02 per 10,000 people from 2022History
Highest, 202463.93 per 10,000 peopleCeuta
Lowest, 202432.79 per 10,000 peopleCastilla-La Mancha
Ceuta: 63.93 per 10,000 peopleCeuta63.93Community of Madrid: 61.82 per 10,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid61.82Basque Country: 60.28 per 10,000 peopleBasque Country60.28Aragon: 59.91 per 10,000 peopleAragon59.91Extremadura: 54.11 per 10,000 peopleExtremadura54.11Asturias: 53.03 per 10,000 peopleAsturias53.03Navarre: 51.42 per 10,000 peopleNavarre51.42Canary Islands: 49.83 per 10,000 peopleCanary Islands49.83Cantabria: 48.98 per 10,000 peopleCantabria48.98Catalonia: 44.68 per 10,000 peopleCatalonia44.68Ceuta: 63.93 per 10,000 peopleCeuta63.93Community of Madrid: 61.82 per 10,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid61.82Basque Country: 60.28 per 10,000 peopleBasque Country60.28Aragon: 59.91 per 10,000 peopleAragon59.91Extremadura: 54.11 per 10,000 peopleExtremadura54.11Asturias: 53.03 per 10,000 peopleAsturias53.03Navarre: 51.42 per 10,000 peopleNavarre51.42Canary Islands: 49.83 per 10,000 peopleCanary Islands49.83Cantabria: 48.98 per 10,000 peopleCantabria48.98Catalonia: 44.68 per 10,000 peopleCatalonia44.68
Top 10 autonomous communities, 2024. per 10,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: World Health Organization, Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001); Eurostat, European Commission, Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg).

Death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised)

Death rate from circulatory diseases (age-standardised) in Spain was 200.2 per 100,000 people in 2023, down 13.7 per 100,000 people from 2022.

Of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, Ceuta had the highest death rate from circulatory diseases (306.7 per 100,000 people) and Community of Madrid the lowest (153.4 per 100,000 people).

Spain, 2023200.2 per 100,000 peopleDown 13.7 per 100,000 people from 2022History
Highest, 2023306.7 per 100,000 peopleCeuta
Lowest, 2023153.4 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid
Ceuta: 306.7 per 100,000 peopleCeuta306.7Region of Murcia: 248.6 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia248.6Melilla: 245 per 100,000 peopleMelilla245Andalusia: 243 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia243Canary Islands: 232.8 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands232.8Valencian Community: 228.8 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community228.8Aragon: 222.3 per 100,000 peopleAragon222.3Extremadura: 220.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura220.7La Rioja: 211.2 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja211.2Asturias: 210.5 per 100,000 peopleAsturias210.5Ceuta: 306.7 per 100,000 peopleCeuta306.7Region of Murcia: 248.6 per 100,000 peopleRegion of Murcia248.6Melilla: 245 per 100,000 peopleMelilla245Andalusia: 243 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia243Canary Islands: 232.8 per 100,000 peopleCanary Islands232.8Valencian Community: 228.8 per 100,000 peopleValencian Community228.8Aragon: 222.3 per 100,000 peopleAragon222.3Extremadura: 220.7 per 100,000 peopleExtremadura220.7La Rioja: 211.2 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja211.2Asturias: 210.5 per 100,000 peopleAsturias210.5
Top 10 autonomous communities, 2023. per 100,000 people. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I (hlth_cd_asdr2).

Death rate from ischaemic heart disease (age-standardised)

Death rate from ischaemic heart disease (age-standardised) in Spain was 49.2 per 100,000 people in 2023, down 3.6 per 100,000 people from 2022.

Of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, Ceuta had the highest death rate from ischaemic heart disease (79 per 100,000 people) and Cantabria the lowest (38.2 per 100,000 people).

Spain, 202349.2 per 100,000 peopleDown 3.6 per 100,000 people from 2022History
Highest, 202379 per 100,000 peopleCeuta
Lowest, 202338.2 per 100,000 peopleCantabria

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I20-I25 (hlth_cd_asdr2).

Death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (age-standardised)

Death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (age-standardised) in Spain was 41 per 100,000 people in 2023, down 3 per 100,000 people from 2022.

Of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, Andalusia had the highest death rate from stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases (55.4 per 100,000 people) and Community of Madrid the lowest (28.9 per 100,000 people).

Spain, 202341 per 100,000 peopleDown 3 per 100,000 people from 2022History
Highest, 202355.4 per 100,000 peopleAndalusia
Lowest, 202328.9 per 100,000 peopleCommunity of Madrid

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I60-I69 (hlth_cd_asdr2).

Cancer death rate (age-standardised)

Cancer death rate (age-standardised) in Spain was 210 per 100,000 people in 2023, down 2.9 per 100,000 people from 2022.

Of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, Aragon had the highest cancer death rate (226.4 per 100,000 people) and Ceuta the lowest (184.3 per 100,000 people).

Spain, 2023210 per 100,000 peopleDown 2.9 per 100,000 people from 2022History
Highest, 2023226.4 per 100,000 peopleAragon
Lowest, 2023184.3 per 100,000 peopleCeuta

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2).

Lung cancer death rate (age-standardised)

Lung cancer death rate (age-standardised) in Spain was 44.4 per 100,000 people in 2023, down 0.8 per 100,000 people from 2022.

Of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, Melilla had the highest lung cancer death rate (51.9 per 100,000 people) and La Rioja the lowest (31.4 per 100,000 people).

Spain, 202344.4 per 100,000 peopleDown 0.8 per 100,000 people from 2022History
Highest, 202351.9 per 100,000 peopleMelilla
Lowest, 202331.4 per 100,000 peopleLa Rioja

Highest and lowest autonomous communities

Full ranking of autonomous communities. Sources: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2).

Sources and citations

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  1. Eurostat. Infant mortality rates (demo_minfind). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_minfind/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  2. 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.
  3. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 TOTAL (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of physicians (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0001) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/CCCEBB2/217795A (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
  5. Eurostat. Health personnel by NUTS 2 region, medical doctors per 100,000 inhabitants, divided by 10 (hlth_rs_physreg). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_rs_physreg/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  6. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I20-I25 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 I60-I69 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C33_C34 (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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