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By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias En 2024 was 17.545 deaths of residents in the Canary Islands, which represents a decrease in 1,6% con
about 2023. Most of the deaths were due to tumors. Specifically they were 4.863, lo
what does the 27,7 por ciento. Deaths for this reason increased by 2,8 percent with respect
per year 2023.
Diseases of the circulatory system (24,9%) and diseases of the respiratory system (14%)
were the other main causes of death. This disease distribution is based
in the International Classification of Diseases (CIE) and, en concreto, the large groups, what
groups diseases into 20 generic categories.
For large groups of diseases, the one that decreased the most was that of infectious diseases (section in the
which includes covid), with a decrease greater than 21,7 por ciento. En 2023 was 408
deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic, for the 223 that were counted in 2024, a 45,3%
less.
There was a total of 9.207 deaths of men in the Canary Islands in 2024. As the first causes of
tumors had death (2.815, a 27,7% of same-sex deaths), las
diseases of the circulatory system (24,2%) y del sistema respiratorio (14,5%). among women
se produjeron 8.338 deaths in this period. The two main causes of death are
they invest, since the diseases of the circulatory system are the first (2.151, a 25,8%),
followed by tumors (24,6%). Finally, Diseases of the respiratory system caused a
13,6% of women's deaths in 2024.
Other causes of death were, in the case of men, external causes of morbidity and
mortality (accidents or drowning, among others) (5,7%) and digestive system (5,1%). En el
women's case, mental and behavioral disorders are found (6,1%) and of the system
digestive (5,4%).
Por islas, tumors were the main cause of death in all. Highlights the percentage that
It happened in Fuerteventura (35,7%) and in Lanzarote (32,3%).
Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias
