Deaths according to Cause of Death 
National and Autonomous Cities and Communities results
C* Standardized mortality rates by cause of death (most frequent causes), sex and educational level. 25 and over years.
Units: per hundred thousand

	Both genders	Men	Women	
All causes	
    Total	1,137.74	1,474.36	881.95	
    Primary education or lower	1,246.22	1,660.20	990.13	
    Lower secondary education	1,124.00	1,492.43	820.66	
    Upper secondary education	1,062.02	1,338.10	775.56	
    University studies	939.29	1,152.73	692.27	
Ischaemic heart diseases	
    Total	73.92	112.27	44.45	
    Primary education or lower	78.46	122.10	50.90	
    Lower secondary education	72.65	111.20	40.59	
    Upper secondary education	70.31	102.72	37.38	
    University studies	63.43	91.22	32.33	
Cerebrovascular diseases	
    Total	61.87	71.30	54.31	
    Primary education or lower	69.67	83.69	60.72	
    Lower secondary education	59.99	71.46	50.11	
    Upper secondary education	51.66	61.56	41.69	
    University studies	47.72	51.51	42.93	
Bronchial and lung cancer	
    Total	62.41	104.77	28.77	
    Primary education or lower	58.62	114.14	24.22	
    Lower secondary education	68.97	113.88	30.15	
    Upper secondary education	68.17	96.50	36.77	
    University studies	57.81	78.49	32.70	
Dementia	
    Total	46.05	44.56	46.09	
    Primary education or lower	49.90	49.62	49.39	
    Lower secondary education	43.67	44.38	42.46	
    Upper secondary education	40.51	39.59	40.23	
    University studies	34.59	34.75	33.78	
Heart failure	
    Total	47.67	51.33	44.38	
    Primary education or lower	50.87	55.23	47.63	
    Lower secondary education	44.58	50.25	39.48	
    Upper secondary education	41.84	45.63	37.31	
    University studies	34.37	38.49	30.01	
Chronic diseases of the lower respiratory tract	
    Total	28.83	52.96	13.26	
    Primary education or lower	32.99	66.32	15.27	
    Lower secondary education	28.31	51.66	11.65	
    Upper secondary education	26.72	39.89	14.28	
    University studies	20.08	26.76	12.43	
Alzheimer's disease	
    Total	31.41	25.15	34.65	
    Primary education or lower	33.54	26.45	36.79	
    Lower secondary education	30.13	24.52	32.73	
    Upper secondary education	27.14	23.13	30.69	
    University studies	24.86	22.36	27.12	
Colon cancer	
    Total	29.04	40.94	20.40	
    Primary education or lower	28.76	42.54	20.94	
    Lower secondary education	30.30	42.95	20.26	
    Upper secondary education	29.66	38.43	20.37	
    University studies	28.37	35.70	19.77	
Hypertensive disease	
    Total	33.40	31.42	33.52	
    Primary education or lower	37.20	35.25	37.24	
    Lower secondary education	31.14	32.73	29.38	
    Upper secondary education	25.95	26.58	24.34	
    University studies	22.80	22.54	22.72	
Diabetes mellitus	
    Total	26.59	31.60	22.52	
    Primary education or lower	32.47	39.23	28.06	
    Lower secondary education	24.35	31.93	18.01	
    Upper secondary education	18.73	25.06	12.67	
    University studies	13.86	18.39	8.49	
Pneumonia	
    Total	16.53	25.23	11.17	
    Primary education or lower	18.90	29.70	13.09	
    Lower secondary education	15.42	24.36	9.61	
    Upper secondary education	14.74	20.96	9.37	
    University studies	15.26	21.11	9.08	
Renal failure	
    Total	18.11	22.21	15.34	
    Primary education or lower	19.95	24.35	17.57	
    Lower secondary education	16.46	20.81	13.23	
    Upper secondary education	17.46	23.01	11.97	
    University studies	13.77	16.79	10.23	
Breast cancer	
    Total	17.35	0.55	30.72	
    Primary education or lower	18.43	0.51	30.53	
    Lower secondary education	15.77	0.78	28.80	
    Upper secondary education	15.43	0.48	30.83	
    University studies	15.80	0.36	31.82	
Pancreatic cancer	
    Total	20.86	24.31	17.78	
    Primary education or lower	19.55	22.42	17.47	
    Lower secondary education	21.18	24.90	17.67	
    Upper secondary education	22.64	26.27	18.77	
    University studies	21.71	25.29	17.59	
Prostate cancer	
    Total	15.15	38.50	..	
    Primary education or lower	13.47	39.34	..	
    Lower secondary education	15.86	38.45	..	
    Upper secondary education	17.55	35.95	..	
    University studies	18.95	35.85	..	
Identified Covid-19 virus	
    Total	101.31	144.59	70.01	
    Primary education or lower	115.52	163.42	87.80	
    Lower secondary education	98.78	142.95	63.92	
    Upper secondary education	100.01	139.18	60.66	
    University studies	92.07	124.85	53.84	
Notes:
1) The standardised rates allow comparisons between different levels of education, as well as  temporary and sex level comparisons, by using an age structure common within the standard European population as of 2011.

 Category 'Upper Secondary education' includes the Higher Level Training Cycles and equivalents. 
 C* Table published on 11/05/2023.
Source: National Statistics Institute