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The number of deaths in Spain experienced an upward trend over the 12-year period, presumably due to the aging population. Owing to this setup, the Spanish mortality rate went up from 8.33 in 2006 to 9.67 in 2022. However, in 2023 it registered a decline reaching a rate of 8.33. In Spain, diseases related to the circulatory system, infectious and parasitic diseases, and neoplasms (cancer) ranked as the main causes of death, each with over 46,000 cases in 2021.

Circulatory system diseases in Spain

The cause of death can vary significantly across the globe and depends highly on economic development, presence of a competent healthcare system and one’s choices in lifestyle. The annual number of deaths as a result of a disease of the circulatory system maintained steadily over the most recent years, with the illness being more common among female than male individuals.

Cancer in Spain

The most common type of cancer among men is prostate cancer whereas among women the most common type is breast cancer. The most frequent new cases of cancer diagnosed among the general population was, however, lung cancer, which recorded 31,282 new cases in Spain in 2023.