Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Spain
Spain: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.95 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
61st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
0.8281 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2010
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Spain, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Spain stood at 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Spain peaked at 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8281 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2010.
Spain ranks 61st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Spain, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8898 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8871 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8962 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9171 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8679 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.886 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8358 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8531 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8444 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8351 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8281 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8417 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8601 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8343 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8487 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9084 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8809 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9108 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9153 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8891 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8712 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8351 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9171 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8717 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8281 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9153 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9978 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 58 Argentina 0.9619 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 59 Zimbabwe 0.952 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 Kiribati 0.9502 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 62 Bahamas 0.9494 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 India 0.949 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Barbados 0.9457 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Spain?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Spain was 0.95 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8281 deaths per 100,000 people in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Spain ranks 61st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.