Evidence Record

Spain

Southern Europe

Leading cause: Cancer · 60% plant-based · 83.5 yr life expectancy · UHC 84/100

Heart Disease

71 / 100k

Plant-Based Score

60%

Life Expectancy

83.5 yr

Alzheimer's Prevalence

What People Eat

Whole-plant-food score 60%

Animal foods

26%

Plant foods

68%

Added sugars

% of dietary energy (calories) · Diet breakdown: share of dietary energy supply by food group, FAO Food Balance Sheets via Our World in Data.

Highest projected life expectancy in Europe by 2030. Mediterranean diet drives the longevity advantage.

Disease Burden

Leading cause of death: Cancer · 151 / 100k

Cancer

151

Heart Disease

Stroke

Respiratory

Kidney Disease

Diabetes

Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.

Spain is projected to have Europe's highest life expectancy by 2030, with low heart disease (71/100k) and cancer (151/100k) leading mortality. PREDIMED-Plus confirmed the Mediterranean diet behind this longevity advantage continues to lower cardiovascular events.

Healthcare System

Universal health coverage index 84/100

Health spending per person $3,100

Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.

What Could Improve

Sustain the Mediterranean diet driving the projected longevity lead.
Address rising childhood obesity from processed-food intake that threatens future gains.
Moderate alcohol and red meat to chip at the leading cancer burden.

Explore the evidence: Cancer

PREDIMED-Plus · Salas-Salvadó et al., 2022 · NEJM

→ Longest-lived nation in EU by 2030 projection

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