Number of deaths from stroke in Spain

Spain: Number of deaths from stroke was 27,917 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
27,917 deaths
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
32nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
40,712 deaths
in 2003
All-time low
27,917 deaths
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths from stroke in Spain, 2000–2021

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201020212000: 39.7k deaths2001: 39.8k deaths2002: 39.2k deaths2003: 40.7k deaths2004: 37.3k deaths2005: 37.7k deaths2006: 35.8k deaths2007: 36.2k deaths2008: 35.3k deaths2009: 34.4k deaths2010: 33.4k deaths2011: 32.2k deaths2012: 32.4k deaths2013: 30.2k deaths2014: 30.0k deaths2015: 31.0k deaths2016: 29.5k deaths2017: 29.5k deaths2018: 29.2k deaths2019: 28.5k deaths2020: 29.0k deaths2021: 27.9k deaths

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of deaths from stroke in Spain is 27,917 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths from stroke in Spain peaked at 40,712 deaths in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27,917 deaths, in 2021.

That places Spain 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37,604 deaths 34,363 deaths 40,712 deaths 10
2010s 30,569 deaths 28,472 deaths 33,418 deaths 10
2020s 28,436 deaths 27,917 deaths 28,956 deaths 2

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 29 Mexico 32,596 deaths compare
  2. 30 Morocco 30,701 deaths compare
  3. 31 South Korea 28,437 deaths compare
  4. 33 Bulgaria 26,694 deaths compare
  5. 34 Algeria 26,022 deaths compare
  6. 35 Malaysia 25,746 deaths compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths from stroke in Spain?
Number of deaths from stroke in Spain was 27,917 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 40,712 deaths in 2003.
What is the lowest number of deaths from stroke recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 27,917 deaths in 2021.
How does Spain rank for number of deaths from stroke?
Spain ranks 32nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths from stroke rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Number of deaths from stroke. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of deaths from stroke
Unit
deaths
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of deaths from stroke in both sexes.