Causes of mortality in Spain

Spain: Causes of mortality was 433,311 Deaths in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
433,311 Deaths
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 36 countries
All-time high
493,776 Deaths
in 2020
All-time low
256,394 Deaths
in 1961
Years of data
64
1960–2024

Causes of mortality in Spain, 1960–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

In 2024, causes of mortality in Spain stood at 433,311 Deaths.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Spain peaked at 493,776 Deaths in 2020 and was at its lowest, 256,394 Deaths, in 1961.

Spain ranks 11th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 271,826 Deaths 256,394 Deaths 297,169 Deaths 10
1970s 294,867 Deaths 280,163 Deaths 302,869 Deaths 9
1980s 304,861 Deaths 286,655 Deaths 324,796 Deaths 10
1990s 345,906 Deaths 331,515 Deaths 371,102 Deaths 10
2000s 376,135 Deaths 360,131 Deaths 387,355 Deaths 10
2010s 406,328 Deaths 382,047 Deaths 427,721 Deaths 10
2020s 455,674 Deaths 433,311 Deaths 493,776 Deaths 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 8 United Kingdom 647,699 Deaths compare
  2. 9 France 621,705 Deaths compare
  3. 10 South Africa 487,682 Deaths compare
  4. 12 Argentina 353,373 Deaths compare
  5. 13 Canada 326,779 Deaths compare
  6. 14 Colombia 268,371 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Spain?
Causes of mortality in Spain was 433,311 Deaths in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 493,776 Deaths in 2020.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 256,394 Deaths in 1961.
How does Spain rank for causes of mortality?
Spain ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.