In 2022, the number of deaths from medical malpractice in Spain amounted to 699 cases, up from 628 deaths reported a year prior. Figures fluctuated during the period analyzed, reaching the highest value in 2015, when 841 people died from medical malpractice in the European country. Moreover, deaths due to medical malpractice have been increasing without interruptions since 2020 in Spain.
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Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. (January 5, 2023). Number of deaths from medical malpractice in Spain between 2006 and 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/777681/number-of-deaths-due-to-medical-malpractice-in-spain/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. "Number of deaths from medical malpractice in Spain between 2006 and 2022." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/777681/number-of-deaths-due-to-medical-malpractice-in-spain/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. (2023). Number of deaths from medical malpractice in Spain between 2006 and 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/777681/number-of-deaths-due-to-medical-malpractice-in-spain/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente. "Number of Deaths from Medical Malpractice in Spain between 2006 and 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/777681/number-of-deaths-due-to-medical-malpractice-in-spain/
Asociación el Defensor del Paciente, Number of deaths from medical malpractice in Spain between 2006 and 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/777681/number-of-deaths-due-to-medical-malpractice-in-spain/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of deaths from medical malpractice in Spain between 2006 and 2022 [Graph], Asociación el Defensor del Paciente, January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/777681/number-of-deaths-due-to-medical-malpractice-in-spain/