Which has higher number of deaths, Spain or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 551,598 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Spain and Türkiye?

104,131 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Spain vs Türkiye: Number of deaths

Spain

447,467 deaths

in 2023

Türkiye

551,598 deaths

in 2023

Spain rank

26th

Türkiye rank

23rd

Number of deaths over time

Spain
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 551,598 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain, a difference of 104,131 deaths.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 23rd of 236 countries.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1950s	284,244 deaths	468,550 deaths	184,305 deaths	Türkiye
1960s	275,643 deaths	499,209 deaths	223,566 deaths	Türkiye
1970s	292,880 deaths	473,405 deaths	180,525 deaths	Türkiye
1980s	302,099 deaths	410,590 deaths	108,492 deaths	Türkiye
1990s	342,270 deaths	381,233 deaths	38,963 deaths	Türkiye
2000s	371,358 deaths	403,380 deaths	32,022 deaths	Türkiye
2010s	404,523 deaths	455,865 deaths	51,342 deaths	Türkiye
2020s	470,388 deaths	578,596 deaths	108,207 deaths	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Spain or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 551,598 deaths against 447,467 deaths in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Spain and Türkiye?: 104,131 deaths, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Spain and Türkiye rank globally for number of deaths?: Spain ranks 26th and Türkiye ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year.