This statistic presents the total number of deaths in Spain in 2017, sorted out by leading causes of death. In that year, around 424 thousand people died in Spain due to several diseases. In more detail, among circulatory diseases, coronary artery diseases ranked first in number of deaths with approximately 323 hundred, which represented an increase of 0.8 percent over previous year. It was followed by cerebrovascular diseases, with roughly over 22 thousand deaths, which fell by 0.7 percent, compared to 2016.
Total number of deaths by leading causes of death in Spain in 2017
death causes with relative weight greater than 1.4%
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "The Death Statistics according to Cause of Death provides annual information on deaths
occurring within the national territory according to the underlying cause, based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) of the World Health Organization (WHO)."
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INE (Spain). (December 19, 2018). Total number of deaths by leading causes of death in Spain in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/980036/number-of-deaths-by-leading-causes-spain/
INE (Spain). "Total number of deaths by leading causes of death in Spain in 2017." Chart. December 19, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/980036/number-of-deaths-by-leading-causes-spain/
INE (Spain). (2018). Total number of deaths by leading causes of death in Spain in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/980036/number-of-deaths-by-leading-causes-spain/
INE (Spain). "Total Number of Deaths by Leading Causes of Death in Spain in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/980036/number-of-deaths-by-leading-causes-spain/
INE (Spain), Total number of deaths by leading causes of death in Spain in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/980036/number-of-deaths-by-leading-causes-spain/ (last visited September 20, 2020)
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