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For the data on deaths, the date of death has been used as reference; if not available, however, the date of declaration to the regional authorities or the diagnosis date has been used. The ''[[:File:DEvolution Evolution in the number of deaths from COVID-19 during the rising phase of the pandemic .jpg| Evolution in the number of deaths from COVID-19 during the rising phase of the pandemic ]]'' was exponential throughout this period: it increased in Spain from less than 20 cases on 9 March to around 200 cases on 17 March and to more than 400 cases on 20 March. The provinces that recorded deaths from COVID-19 during the first days of this period were Madrid, Barcelona, Gipuzkoa, Araba/Álava, La Rioja, Saragossa (Zaragoza) and Toledo. However, from 14 to 20 March, almost all provinces also began to record deaths. In absolute terms, nearly 970 deaths were recorded in this period in Madrid; 250 in Barcelona; and over 30 in Araba/Álava, Toledo, Ciudad Real, Albacete, Alicante and Málaga. In relative terms, deaths expressed as a rate per 100,000 inhabitants were higher in the provinces of Castile-La Mancha (Castile-La Mancha) and in the Madrid-Segovia-Araba/Álava axis, with rates of between 10 and 18.2 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to the national average of 3.9 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. Only five provinces recorded no deaths from COVID-19 during this rising phase, i.e. Palencia, Huesca, Badajoz, Huelva and Almería.
The ''[[:File:Age-sex pyramid of deaths from COVID-19 during the first cases and the rising phase of the pandemic.jpg|Age-sex pyramid of the deceased from COVID-19 during the first cases and the rising phase of the pandemic]]'' is very expressive. On the one hand, it shows the sharp contrast between both sexes, as the male population showed higher percentages of deaths than the female population. On the other hand, it reveals the sharp difference by age, with older age groups showing higher mortality rates. The most affected age groups are 75 and over in the case of men, and 80 and over in the case of women. More specifically, the group most impacted was men aged 80-89, which accounted for almost one third of the total amount of deaths. This contrasts with the younger male groups, or even with the same age group but in the female population, which recorded roughly half as many cases as the male population.
As for ''[[:File:Deaths from COVID-19 over 80 years of age during the rising phase of the pandemic.jpg|deaths Deaths from COVID-19 over 80 years of age during the rising phase of the pandemic]]'', provinces with over 80% of deaths in this age group were all those in the Northwest, except for Corunna (A Coruña) and Palencia, which did not record any deaths over 80 years of age (nor did Huesca, Badajoz, Huelva, Murcia and Almería in other parts of the country). These data simply show the demographic structure in Spain, which is ageing in the Northwest. Moreover, it is worth noting the rural nature of many of these provinces in the Northwest. This meant an initial stronger protection for these territories. However, once the pandemic arrived, they were in a situation of greater vulnerability due to the high ageing and masculinity of their age-sex pyramids and to the lower accessibility to high-level hospitals. In absolute terms, over 600 deaths occurred in Madrid and 150 in Barcelona amongst people over 80 years of age during this rising phase of the pandemic.
