Spain – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Spain
SPAIN- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 45,283,259
Female percentage of population (2007): 50.66%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 14.5% |
| Ages 15-24 | 11.5% |
| Ages 25-49 | 40.5% |
| Ages 50-64 | 16.8% |
| Ages 65-79 | 12.1% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.5% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 13.88%
- Male: 15.17%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 19.13%
- Male: 14.46%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 84.4 years female
- 77.7 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2005): 250.12
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 4
Percentage using contraception (1999): 71.7%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 54.7%
- Male: 76.2%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 34.6%
- 1997: 54.7%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 10.9%
- Male: 6.4%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees: no data
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 50.4%
Marriage rate (2005): 4.83 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2005): 1.7 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 852
- – Male: 1600
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 103.3
- – Male: 232.7
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000(2004):
- – Incidence: no data
- – Death: 1.99
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: no data
- – Death: 19.21
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 407
- – Colorectal: 914
- – Lung: 971
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 25.4
- Male: 54.4
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 13.8
- Male: 68.3
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 6.57
- Male: 71.36
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 9.9
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 2464.44
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female: 75.3%
- Male: 62.4%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 22.4%
- Male: 34.2%
Percentage overweight (1994):
- Female: 31.6%
- Male: 47.4%
Percentage obese (1994):
- Female: 15.3%
- Male: 11.5%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 73.7%
- Male: 68.5%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.