A cylindrical alkaline secondary battery comprising: a bottomed cylindrical outer can comprising a negative electrode terminal; a sealing body comprising a positive electrode terminal, the sealing body sealing an upper end opening of the outer can; a columnar electrode group formed by placing a positive electrode and a negative electrode on top of each other with a separator therebetween and spirally winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the electrode group housed in the outer can along with an alkaline electrolyte; a current collector connected to an end edge portion of the positive electrode protruding from one end surface of the electrode group; and a current collecting lead connecting the current collector and the sealing body, wherein the current collecting lead comprises a material a with a deformation resistance A and the current collector comprises a material b with a deformation resistance B such that the deformation resistance A and the deformation resistance B satisfies a relationship of A<B, wherein the current collecting lead comprises: a rectangular top wall portion connected to the sealing body; a side wall portion (42, 44) extending from a predetermined side edge (38, 40) of the top wall portion toward the current collector; and a leg portion (50, 52) provided on an end edge (46, 48) of the side wall portion (42, 44) and connected to the current collector and positioned to face the top wall portion, and a length of the side wall portion (42, 44) in a direction from the top wall portion toward the leg portion (50, 52) is equivalent to a length between the sealing body and the current collector. a bottomed cylindrical outer can comprising a negative electrode terminal; a sealing body comprising a positive electrode terminal, the sealing body sealing an upper end opening of the outer can; a columnar electrode group formed by placing a positive electrode and a negative electrode on top of each other with a separator therebetween and spirally winding the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the electrode group housed in the outer can along with an alkaline electrolyte; a current collector connected to an end edge portion of the positive electrode protruding from one end surface of the electrode group; and a current collecting lead connecting the current collector and the sealing body, wherein the current collecting lead comprises a material a with a deformation resistance A and the current collector comprises a material b with a deformation resistance B such that the deformation resistance A and the deformation resistance B satisfies a relationship of A<B, wherein the current collecting lead comprises: a rectangular top wall portion connected to the sealing body; a side wall portion (42, 44) extending from a predetermined side edge (38, 40) of the top wall portion toward the current collector; and a leg portion (50, 52) provided on an end edge (46, 48) of the side wall portion (42, 44) and connected to the current collector and positioned to face the top wall portion, and a length of the side wall portion (42, 44) in a direction from the top wall portion toward the leg portion (50, 52) is equivalent to a length between the sealing body and the current collector.