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. 2022 Dec 7;12:21154. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24719-z

Table 1.

Causes of death and years of life lost (YLLs) in all ages, by sex, in Spain in 2019.

Cause of death or injurys Deaths YLL
Both sexes Both sexes, lower UI Both sexes, upper UI Males Males, lower UI Males, upper UI Females Females, lower UI Females,  upper UI Both sexes Both sexes, lower UI Both sexes, upper UI Males Males, lower UI Males, upper UI Females Females, lower UI Females, upper UI
All causes 428,577 421,705 435,908 213,851 210,262 217,675 214,726 211,443 218,233 6,330,140 6,205,667 6,464,235 3,644,301 3,569,781 3,724,607 2,685,839 2,635,886 2,739,737
Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases 18,134 15,251 20,376 8682 7660 9601 9452 7528 10,868 270,190 241,863 293,260 151,467 138,253 163,006 118,723 102,318 131,322
Tuberculosis 379 330 425 219 195 243 160 132 186 6535 5917 7158 4166 3807 4525 2369 2024 2688
HIV/AIDS 679 640 718 544 507 581 135 125 145 28,252 26,647 29,847 22,223 20,683 23,743 6029 5617 6499
Diarrheal diseases 1213 953 1485 421 343 511 792 598 988 13,167 10,814 15,595 5329 4497 6194 7838 6181 9582
Lower respiratory infections 14,184 11,739 16,134 6671 5783 7456 7513 5871 8720 155,930 135,227 173,139 83,183 74,310 91,573 72,747 82,501 59,648
Other infectious diseases 647 562 796 346 286 446 301 253 404 16,454 14,528 18,748 9317 7764 11,260 7137 6110 8290
Neglected tropical diseases and malaria 17 8 57 10 4 37 7 3 20 508 165 2917 330 88 2001 178 53 912
Maternal disorders 15 13 16 0 0 0 15 13 16 778 704 857 0 0 0 778 704 857
Neonatal disorders 483 387 591 274 216 337 209 165 252 42,882 34,379 52,457 24,316 19,133 29,941 18,566 14,669 22,382
Nutritional deficiencies 467 377 542 179 150 206 288 221 351 4804 4118 5404 2222 1961 2488 2582 2076 3064
Other direct maternal disorders 9 8 10 0 0 0 9 8 10 480 416 546 0 0 0 480 416 546
Other neonatal disorders 149 115 191 84 64 110 65 49 83 13,230 10,189 16,921 7484 5660 9786 5746 4351 7375
Other nutritional deficiencies 165 103 217 62 31 85 103 52 140 1725 1125 2146 804 405 1044 921 480 1245
Non-communicable diseases 394,268 387,248 401,816 195,228 191,686 198,867 199,040 195,481 203,204 5,643,796 5,530,194 5,762,752 3,193,588 3,126,582 3,262,996 2,450,208 2,403,065 2,502,739
Neoplasms 125,834 114,911 132,579 75,562 70,751 79,398 50,272 43,763 53,962 2,330,341 2,191,157 2,425,106 1,431,450 1,365,586 1,489,026 898,891 826,133 947,034
 Esophageal cancer 2331 2105 2571 1927 1749 2122 404 342 464 50,141 45,504 55,135 43,307 39,380 47,835 6834 5981 7685
 Stomach cancer 7240 6461 7873 4138 3814 4471 3102 2604 3467 125,169 115,519 135,123 77,457 71,676 83,082 47,712 42,389 52,020
 Liver cancer 4973 4472 5437 3305 2956 3677 1668 1401 1888 96,343 86,958 105,862 69,769 61,928 78,264 26,574 23,225 29,682
 Larynx cancer 1501 1368 1651 1411 1282 1556 90 68 105 32,135 29,240 35,561 30,202 27,325 33,504 1933 1439 2247
 Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer 24,523 22,753 25,958 19,466 17,978 20,712 5057 4479 5583 516,790 484,690 545,363 404,606 376,778 429,621 112,184 100,357 123,584
 Breast cancer 8075 7100 8851 94 77 114 7981 7002 8763 163,797 150,241 175,267 1822 1526 2148 161,975 148,544 173,454
 Cervical cancer 1149 806 1286 0 0 0 1149 806 1286 26,177 17,846 29,075 0 0 0 26,177 17,846 29,075
 Uterine cancer 1609 1395 1798 0 0 0 1609 1395 1798 27,520 24,281 30,592 0 0 0 27,520 24,281 30,592
 Prostate cancer 8406 6964 12,143 8406 6964 12,143 0 0 0 107,939 91,050 159,849 107,939 91,050 159,849 0 0 0
 Colon and rectum cancer 20,011 17,768 21,746 11,297 10,210 12,310 8714 7295 9796 325,536 298,506 347,973 194,944 178,507 209,989 130,592 115,308 142,740
 Lip and oral cavity cancer 1578 1428 1705 1062 959 1156 516 443 582 32,948 30,099 35,512 24,209 21,796 26,641 8739 7737 9639
 Nasopharynx cancer 275 243 306 204 180 229 71 61 80 7058 6241 7895 5464 4798 6167 1594 1405 1785
 Other pharynx cancer 851 751 957 752 664 844 99 86 114 22,154 19,560 25,026 19,734 17,385 22,347 2420 2095 2785
 Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer 1567 1184 1771 648 396 749 919 680 1080 24,712 18,954 27,478 11,141 7006 12,733 13,571 10,382 16,172
 Pancreatic cancer 7900 6998 8688 3870 3504 4221 4030 3387 4541 147,446 134,177 161,020 80,297 73,126 87,186 67,149 59,093 74,490
 Malignant skin melanoma 1105 575 1285 599 264 721 506 227 601 24,185 12,877 27,847 13,567 6101 16,292 10,618 4722 12,463
 Non-melanoma skin cancer 817 696 916 460 403 521 357 283 420 9939 8782 11,058 6395 5730 7227 3544 2932 4051
 Ovarian cancer 2378 1978 2675 0 0 0 2378 1978 2675 49,909 43,012 55,636 0 0 0 49,909 43,012 55,636
 Testicular cancer 59 51 68 59 51 68 0 0 0 1977 1718 2267 1977 1718 2267 0 0 0
 Kidney cancer 2957 2601 3297 1972 1769 2178 985 822 1131 56,092 50,612 61,515 39,292 35,745 43,055 16,800 14,648 18,712
 Bladder cancer 6580 5750 7400 5282 4713 5913 1298 1054 1494 95,411 85,987 106,029 79,123 71,660 88,128 16,288 13,880 18,285
 Brain and central nervous system cancer 3083 1637 3679 1783 927 2082 1300 560 1676 81,076 44,415 94,313 49,079 26,708 56,649 31,997 14,510 40,016
 Thyroid cancer 418 356 465 177 118 203 241 203 276 7581 6481 8339 3608 2386 4135 3973 3451 4455
 Mesothelioma 481 433 541 364 328 402 117 92 163 9481 8589 10,514 7131 6439 7893 2350 1747 3110
 Hodgkin lymphoma 241 186 283 136 96 168 105 68 130 6226 4952 7255 3718 2686 4578 2508 1739 3202
 Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3275 2829 3703 1696 1443 1992 1579 1289 1864 60,938 54,043 68,143 34,680 29,579 40,775 26,258 22,346 30,493
 Multiple myeloma 2372 1913 2635 1204 878 1377 1168 914 1354 38,998 33,558 43,304 20,781 16,175 23,634 18,217 15,029 20,858
 Leukemia 4190 3707 4629 2326 2073 2590 1864 1512 2147 78,647 72,082 84,430 45,337 41,568 49,669 33,310 29,028 36,679
 Other neoplasms 2129 1647 2940 1121 722 1856 1008 798 1181 26,594 20,620 38,145 15,103 9993 25,955 11,491 9521 13,071
 Other malignant neoplasms 3756 3121 4152 1800 1426 2003 1956 1635 2211 77,423 65,751 84,982 40,768 32,690 45,193 36,655 31,891 40,714
Cardiovascular diseases 131,492 112,385 142,226 56,873 51,908 60,348 74,619 60,496 83,181 1,604,962 1,428,611 1,712,277 852,243 800,520 895,495 752,719 632,892 825,500
 Rheumatic heart disease 2492 1988 3056 678 561 811 1814 1406 2245 32,296 26,296 38,692 10,359 8674 12,235 21,937 17,607 26,617
 Ischemic heart disease 53,632 46,434 59,832 26,869 24,591 28,963 26,763 21,674 31,198 702,210 638,688 765,172 431,269 405,669 459,990 270,941 228,072 309,641
 Stroke 37,092 30,981 42,048 14,715 12,925 16,311 22,377 17,828 26,330 426,742 371,628 473,043 199,661 180,572 218,634 227,081 187,375 261,456
 Hypertensive heart disease 8727 4525 10,420 2240 1102 2632 6487 3178 7859 82,066 46,619 96,282 25,868 14,372 29,825 56,198 29,170 67,328
 Cardiomyopathy and myocarditis 6442 5210 7436 3080 2215 3664 3362 2535 4114 88,586 70,708 100,860 53,824 37,944 63,155 34,762 27,756 41,840
 Atrial fibrillation and flutter 7378 5887 9278 2398 1610 3277 4980 3863 6648 71,702 58,337 90,498 26,277 17,612 36,229 45,425 35,982 59,355
 Aortic aneurysm 2401 2107 2684 1820 1602 2045 581 479 672 39,718 35,416 43,869 31,398 28,159 34,915 8320 7194 9401
 Peripheral artery disease 1890 885 3505 989 339 2286 901 292 1947 21,008 9729 40,461 12,656 4335 29,368 8352 2678 18,300
 Endocarditis 1781 872 2273 597 229 782 1184 579 1536 23,413 11,143 29,209 9904 3878 12,665 13,509 6605 16,980
 Other cardiovascular and circulatory diseases 3478 2917 3882 1256 1114 1391 2222 1755 2541 47,870 42,007 52,263 21,455 19,411 23,505 26,415 21,879 29,930
Chronic respiratory diseases 36,560 29,180 42,491 21,824 18,455 24,963 14,736 9076 18,872 421,093 360,359 475,441 270,935 235,492 305,425 150,158 104,121 185,037
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 31,246 25,155 36,629 19,593 16,386 22,484 11,653 7326 15,404 348,086 294,884 395,506 236,616 204,628 267,997 111,470 77,522 141,957
 Pneumoconiosis 299 243 363 274 221 335 25 15 36 3934 3285 4686 3635 3027 4362 299 199 412
 Asthma 1122 798 1444 183 149 221 939 623 1242 13,857 10,735 16,871 2850 2394 3375 11,007 8141 13,821
 Interstitial lung disease and pulmonary sarcoidosis 3598 1732 5236 1641 746 2272 1957 789 3095 50,202 27,556 67,424 25,284 12,359 33,678 24,918 12,476 35,731
 Other chronic respiratory diseases 296 219 510 134 93 334 162 99 300 5014 3633 9802 2550 1765 7196 2464 1670 5023
Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases 8218 7418 9134 5234 4787 5787 2984 2471 3513 177,289 163,281 191,551 127,155 116,900 138,367 50,134 43,937 56,117
Digestive diseases (except cirrhosis) 23,212 20,269 25,329 11,618 10,724 12,489 11,594 9487 13,048 359,216 329,378 383,485 217,733 204,340 231,359 141,483 121,211 155,357
 Appendicitis 127 98 181 67 45 109 60 44 79 1919 1467 2725 1122 711 1826 797 591 1028
 Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction 2940 2127 3509 1289 902 1552 1651 1096 2049 33,762 25,912 39,125 16,752 12,344 20,005 17,010 12,028 20,556
 Inguinal, femoral, and abdominal hernia 753 621 908 320 270 381 433 331 544 8488 7247 9960 3949 3404 4571 4539 3573 5584
 Inflammatory bowel disease 377 303 600 184 145 298 193 148 355 5929 5035 8033 3260 2680 4551 2669 2184 4214
 Vascular intestinal disorders 3650 3047 4370 1438 1236 1696 2212 1757 2718 42,257 36,313 49,179 19,331 16,966 22,201 22,926 18,772 27,267
 Gallbladder and biliary diseases 2916 1954 3693 1177 625 1501 1739 1159 2225 31,115 21,149 38,774 14,282 7720 17,877 16,833 11,670 21,142
 Pancreatitis 1592 1359 1820 787 679 924 805 619 971 25,334 22,230 29,154 15,056 13,058 18,279 10,278 8467 12,205
 Other digestive diseases 1760 1183 2316 689 420 948 1071 672 1538 21,460 14,090 28,857 10,049 6094 14,196 11,411 7179 16,088
Neurological disorders 38,552 17,408 80,595 13,570 7337 26,950 24,982 9863 54,358 414,317 216,717 817,992 168,841 104,728 308,364 245,476 112,632 510,352
 Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias 29,208 7447 72,045 8297 2005 22,012 20,911 5457 50,985 268,318 68,024 681,226 84,376 20,281 228,500 183,942 47,782 455,487
 Parkinson's disease 6137 5325 6641 3654 3260 3971 2483 2018 2767 71,320 63,628 76,769 43,967 39,991 47,607 27,353 22,926 30,166
 Idiopathic epilepsy 634 464 709 310 279 341 324 160 387 14,563 12,149 15,797 8213 7489 8962 6350 4069 7164
 Multiple sclerosis 270 218 450 104 80 192 166 122 290 7715 6296 12,671 3025 2314 5611 4690 3497 8063
 Motor neuron disease 1118 989 1244 595 521 668 523 445 597 25,246 22,448 27,999 14,023 12,381 15,670 11,223 9670 12,829
 Other neurological disorders 1185 1054 1310 610 551 674 575 498 650 27,153 24,894 29,426 15,235 13,939 16,818 11,918 10,685 13,046
Mental disorders 3 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 4 170 126 222 2 1 2 168 124 220
 Eating disorders 3 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 4 170 126 222 2 1 2 168 124 220
Substance use disorders 1157 1050 1277 886 796 993 271 242 299 41,699 37,380 46,799 33,844 30,089 38,486 7855 7099 8762
 Alcohol use disorders 429 385 473 359 317 400 70 61 79 12,789 11,504 14,220 10,627 9387 11,984 2162 1860 2484
 Drug use disorders 728 641 838 527 453 624 201 176 230 28,910 24,974 33,803 23,217 19,768 27,755 5693 5027 6624
Diabetes and kidney diseases 24,786 20,908 27,367 10,211 9174 11,063 14,575 11,669 16,578 271,861 238,541 294,551 128,244 118,509 137,614 143,617 118,921 159,732
 Diabetes mellitus 10,136 8571 11,228 4094 3669 4500 6042 4754 6972 119,823 104,885 130,388 57,415 52,423 62,555 62,408 51,516 70,563
 Acute glomerulonephritis 6 4 7 3 2 4 3 2 4 66 52 82 36 27 49 30 21 40
 Chronic kidney disease 14,645 12,084 16,737 6114 5367 6837 8531 6673 9967 151,972 131,366 170,093 70,793 63,921 77,854 81,179 66,503 93,252
 Urinary diseases and male infertility 5837 3546 6814 2167 1156 2635 3670 2098 4452 59,486 39,047 68,236 24,190 13,541 28,762 35,296 21,149 41,719
 Gynecological diseases 32 24 39 0 0 0 32 24 39 532 428 646 0 0 0 532 428 646
 Hemoglobinopathies and hemolytic anemias 413 345 488 164 146 181 249 191 319 6392 5556 7384 2788 2517 3049 3604 2924 4503
 Endocrine, metabolic, blood, and immune disorders 2690 1686 3091 1087 651 1281 1603 778 1909 51,241 36,107 58,306 25,849 16,359 32,119 25,392 13,310 29,216
 Upper digestive system diseases 879 715 1078 432 355 525 447 345 560 11,664 9848 13,605 6778 5631 8121 4886 3996 5860
Musculoskeletal disorders 1375 1019 2157 378 294 567 997 666 1770 19,097 14,914 31,912 5664 4634 9574 13,433 9318 24,597
 Rheumatoid arthritis 347 260 583 98 77 161 249 165 466 5573 4300 9796 1729 1352 3063 3844 2722 7423
 Other musculoskeletal disorders 1028 748 1600 280 210 405 748 493 1315 13,524 10,384 22,147 3935 3184 6466 9589 6719 17,180
Other non-communicable diseases 9637 6524 10,894 3783 2509 4354 5854 3667 6778 163,176 131,647 180,412 77,915 61,284 89,201 85,261 64,157 95,824
 Congenital birth defects 628 546 779 342 275 445 286 235 377 42,364 36,514 54,445 23,120 18,681 30,914 19,244 16,004 26,050
 Decubitus ulcer 679 252 891 186 29 298 493 161 664 6269 2558 8429 1980 309 3440 4289 1459 5672
 Other skin and subcutaneous diseases 46 24 80 17 6 33 29 12 57 581 315 988 234 89 468 347 160 682
 Sudden infant death syndrome 35 23 51 22 14 33 13 8 21 3160 1998 4483 1969 1201 2953 1191 704 1872
Injuries 16,176 14,784 17,140 9942 9402 10,400 6234 5328 6871 416,154 398,959 432,355 299,246 287,986 310,648 116,908 107,579 124,478
Transport injuries 3158 2985 3320 2395 2223 2535 763 697 824 118,835 112,149 125,027 93,880 87,222 99,215 24,955 23,296 26,816
 Road injuries 2570 2407 2718 1900 1750 2023 670 608 729 96,237 90,168 101,922 74,795 68,816 79,808 21,442 19,870 23,284
 Other transport injuries 587 546 629 494 459 531 93 86 100 22,597 21,037 24,197 19,084 17,703 20,506 3513 3247 3802
Unintentional injuries 8918 7810 9686 4484 4126 4784 4434 3626 4994 153,604 142,261 162,275 97,217 92,508 102,353 56,387 49,023 61,866
 Falls 4622 3952 5128 2267 2040 2492 2355 1892 2751 71,048 65,105 76,431 44,015 40,775 47,662 27,033 22,935 30,494
 Drowning 425 397 452 336 315 355 89 80 97 14,998 14,033 15,951 12,256 11,491 13,023 2742 2518 2990
 Fire, heat, and hot substances 239 212 260 127 117 137 112 93 125 5023 4637 5389 3214 2970 3438 1809 1632 1973
 Poisonings 108 98 117 67 61 73 41 36 45 3341 3059 3618 2282 2073 2496 1059 968 1153
 Exposure to mechanical forces 243 221 262 181 165 196 62 54 69 7976 7324 8627 6524 5956 7089 1452 1322 1592
 Adverse effects of medical treatment 739 635 899 329 282 391 410 331 534 12,712 11,238 15,377 6542 5645 7954 6170 5222 8162
 Animal contact 25 22 28 19 17 22 6 5 7 767 687 862 596 520 690 171 156 189
 Foreign body 2369 1997 2620 1045 932 1143 1324 1056 1492 32,696 29,539 35,138 17,490 16,260 18,685 15,206 13,011 16,710
 Other unintentional injuries 90 83 99 77 71 85 13 11 15 3803 3465 4169 3405 3098 3749 398 360 440
Self-harm and interpersonal violence 4099 3877 4335 3062 2878 3273 1037 953 1120 143,716 136,336 151,705 108,149 101,572 115,116 35,567 33,153 38,273
 Self-harm 3760 3539 3989 2839 2656 3043 921 843 1000 129,481 122,233 137,309 98,612 92,122 105,582 30,869 28,409 33,450
 Interpersonal violence 335 314 358 221 207 236 114 106 123 13,975 13,062 14,942 9399 8775 10,079 4576 4255 4949