Causes of mortality in Spain
Spain: Causes of mortality was 433,311 Deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Spain, 1960–2024
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.
Causes of mortality in Spain, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 262,260 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 256,394 Deaths | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 271,373 Deaths | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 275,499 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 267,045 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 267,407 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 269,738 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 274,021 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 277,357 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 297,169 Deaths | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 302,869 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 280,163 Deaths | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 296,524 Deaths | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 295,275 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 298,192 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 299,007 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 294,324 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 296,781 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 290,672 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 289,344 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 293,386 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 286,655 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 302,569 Deaths | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 299,409 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 312,532 Deaths | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 310,413 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 310,073 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 319,437 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 324,796 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 333,142 Deaths | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 337,691 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 331,515 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 339,661 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 338,242 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 346,227 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 351,449 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 349,521 Deaths | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 360,511 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 371,102 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 360,391 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 360,131 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 368,618 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 384,828 Deaths | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 371,934 Deaths | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 387,355 Deaths | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 371,478 Deaths | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 385,361 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 386,324 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 384,933 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 382,047 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 387,911 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 402,950 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 390,419 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 395,830 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 422,568 Deaths | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 410,611 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 424,523 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 427,721 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 418,703 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 493,776 Deaths | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 450,744 Deaths | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 464,417 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 436,124 Deaths | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 433,311 Deaths | -0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 433,311 Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 3.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Spain's 433,311 Deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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
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.