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List of Spanish provinces by life expectancy

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Regions with Highest Life Expectancy in Spain:
– Community of Madrid: 88.2 years (women), 83.08 years (men)
– Navarre: 87.6 years (women), 83.53 years (men)
– Castile and León: 87.5 years (women), 83.03 years (men)
– Cantabria: 87.1 years (women), 83.08 years (men)
– Galicia: 87.0 years (women), 83.23 years (men)

Provinces with Longest Life Expectancy in Spain:
– Madrid: 84.76 years
– Segovia: 84.41 years
– Álava (Araba): 84.13 years
– Salamanca: 84.12 years
– Valladolid: 84.09 years

Provinces with Moderate Life Expectancy in Spain:
– Toledo: 83.77 years
– Guadalajara: 83.72 years
– Barcelona: 83.69 years
– Zamora: 83.62 years
– Ourense: 83.58 years

Provinces with Lower Life Expectancy in Spain:
– Albacete: 82.99 years
– Ciudad Real: 82.95 years
– Huesca: 82.94 years
– Balearic Islands: 82.90 years
– Tarragona: 82.86 years

Eurostat Life Expectancy Data (2019—2022):
– Navarre: 85.0 years
– Castile and León: 84.7 years
– Catalonia: 84.3 years
– Basque Country: 84.5 years
– Castilla–La Mancha: 83.9 years

Additional Information:
– Various charts and comparisons related to life expectancy in Spain
– References from Eurostat, Spanish Statistical Office, National Statistics Institute, and CountryEconomy.com
Life expectancy data for other regions in Spain, including Cantabria, Aragon, Valencia, Asturias, Extremadura, Murcia, Andalusia, Canary Islands, and Melilla (autonomous city)

According to estimation of Eurostat for 2021, Spanish regions have some of the highest life expectancies in the world.

Some Spanish regions are European leaders in this indicator. The Spanish capital region, Community of Madrid, has the highest life expectancy for women in Europe (88.2 years); this is followed by five other Spanish regions: Navarre (87.6 years), Castile and León (87.5 years), Cantabria (87.1 years), Galicia (87.0 years) and the Basque Country (87.0 years). Furthermore, Community of Madrid is second and Navarre is tied for fourth among the regions of Europe with the highest life expenctancy for men.

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