Bladder cancer death rate in Spain
Spain: Bladder cancer death rate was 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Bladder cancer death rate in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, bladder cancer death rate in Spain stood at 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bladder cancer death rate in Spain peaked at 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Spain ranks 21st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.86 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 18 Uruguay 3.26 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Armenia 3.22 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Montenegro 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 22 United Kingdom 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Cuba 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Moldova 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bladder cancer death rate in Spain?
- Bladder cancer death rate in Spain was 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest bladder cancer death rate recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for bladder cancer death rate?
- Spain ranks 21st out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bladder cancer death rate rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bladder cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported deaths from bladder cancer in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.