Standardised death rate by age. 2019-2023
Idescat is publishing the Standardised Death Rate (SDR) by age for the period 2019–2023. In this period, the SDR for Catalonia was 816 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, a value that breaks the trend of the last three periods (2018-2022, 2017-2021 and 2016-2020).
In Catalonia, the SDR decreased compared to the three previous periods, although it did not yet reach the minimum value of the 2015-2019 period, prior to COVID-19.
In terms of the areas in the Territorial Plan, the Metropolitan Area (800) had a lower SDR than the average for Catalonia. By contrast, the SDR was higher in the Girona Counties (830), El Camp de Tarragona (837), Ponent (840), Les Terres de l'Ebre (852), the Central Counties (858) and El Penedès (869) areas. In L'Alt Pirineu and Aran area the standardised death rate did not differ significantly from the average for Catalonia.
By sex, the SDR was 1,067 deaths per 100,000 men and 635 deaths per 100,000 women. El Penedès and the Central Counties areas had male death rates significantly higher than average. In terms of women, a significantly higher SDR was recorded in El Penedès, the Central Counties and Les Terres de l’Ebre. By contrast, the Metropolitan Area had a significantly lower female death rate.
By age, an SDR of 141 per 100,000 inhabitants aged 0 to 64 years and an SDR of 3,602 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants aged 65 years and over were recorded. By areas, the Metropolitan Area had a lower death rate for both age groups, in contrast to El Camp de Tarragona and El Penedès, which recorded a significantly higher death rate in both age groups. Les Terres de l’Ebre and Ponent areas had a higher SDR only for the under 65 age group, whereas the Central Counties recorded a significantly higher SDR only in the over 65 age group.
By counties, the significantly lower SDRs were in Aran (727) and El Barcelonès (776), while El Moianès (977), Priorat (923) and Solsonès (915) top the list of the 20 counties to record an SDR significantly higher than the average.
Finally, by municipalities, Reus (915), Castelldefels (881) and Sant Boi de Llobregat (880) recorded the highest SDRs, whereas Cerdanyola del Vallès (729), Esplugues de Llobregat (730) and Sant Cugat del Vallès (731) had significantly lower SDRs.
The Standardised Death Rate (SDR) by age is the number of deaths (per 100,000 inhabitants) that occur within a given territory according to the death rate by sex and age of the territory in question and with the age structure of a standard population.