Death rate from falls in Spain
Spain: Death rate from falls was 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from falls 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, death rate from falls in Spain stood at 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Spain peaked at 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
Spain ranks 50th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 47 Serbia 8.02 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Russia 8.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Afghanistan 7.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 51 North Korea 7.49 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Sri Lanka 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 53 San Marino 7.32 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 death rate from falls in Spain?
- Death rate from falls in Spain was 7.72 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 death rate from falls recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for death rate from falls?
- Spain ranks 50th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. 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 Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from falls in both sexes, per 100,000 people.