12/05/2020 17:10
COVID-19 responsible for more deaths in Spain than any other disease, says paper
The coronavirus death toll in Spain has exceeded the number of deaths per year caused by any other disease, the ABC daily newspaper reported on Tuesday.
It noted that based on the data for 2014-2018, an average of 416,000 people died in the country per year, including more than 22,000 patients whose death was caused by malignant bronchial and lung tumors. An average of 18,500 people in Spain lost their lives due to cardiac failure in 12 months, while 17,500 people passed away from dementia and 15,200 died due to heart attacks. Meanwhile, coronavirus has claimed 26,744 lives in the country over the past few months.