Which disease causes the most deaths in Galicia?

Diseases of the circulatory system and tumors are the main causes of death in Galicia, according to a study carried out by the National Statistics Institute (INE), which found that 32,690 people died in Galicia last year. This figure represents decrease in mortality compared to the previous year by 6.6%.

But Pathologies with higher mortality vary by gender. Tumors kill more men: they are the cause of death 5050 Galicians in 2023 (out of a total of 8409 people); while heart disease causes the highest mortality rate among Galician women in the same year: 4,624 women out of 8,643 people died from diseases of the circulatory system.. In particular, cerebrovascular diseases caused 1,822 deaths in Galicia in 2023, with 1,728 deaths due to heart failure and 1,916 due to other heart diseases.

While dementia figures among the top 15 causes of death in Spain, with Galicia accounting for 2,457 deaths in 2023, there are other causes that account for more deaths.

Mortality from circulatory system diseases is decreasing

In outline, Galicia has seen one of the biggest declines in Spain (it is in third place) mortality from diseasescirculatory system: decreased by 9%. In contrast, mortality from respiratory diseases increased by 3%.

When it comes to tumors, the most deadly are those that affect trachea, bronchi or lungs: 1605 deaths in society last year. In 2023, 479 Galicians died from prostate tumors; colon – 776 people, pancreas – 594 people.

For their part, diseases respiratory system led to the death of 3,698 Galicians last yearBye 2,533 people died from mental and behavioral disorders. Of this number, 2,460 Galicians died due to organic, senile and presenile disorders, which are one of the main causes of death, more typical for the population of Galich.To.

INE also provides data by age group. Thus, up to 47 infants under one year old and 580 children from one to 14 years old died, mostly from tumors. In addition, there are 290 deaths due to suicide.