Deaths from epilepsy in Spain 2005-2022, by gender
In 2022, the annual number of deaths from epilepsy amounted to 683 cases in Spain, an increase compared to the values reported in previous years. More than half of the deaths from epilepsy in 2022 corresponded to men, which registered 350 casualties, while 333 women died from this neurological condition in Spain that year. Epilepsy is a brain disorder characterized by repeated seizure episodes stemming from abnormal activity of the neurons.