Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable in Portugal
Portugal: Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable was 2,893 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Portugal, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 2,893 for causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Portugal peaked at 3,484 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,893, in 2023.
That places Portugal 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death: potential years of life lost … treatable in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,484 | — |
| 2012 | 3,304 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 3,228 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,374 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 3,258 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3,253 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3,191 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 3,152 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3,026 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 3,076 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 3,156 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,070 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,893 | -5.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2,893 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,925, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2,893 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,878, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,252 | 3,026 | 3,484 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3,049 | 2,893 | 3,156 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Portugal?
- Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and in Portugal was 2,893 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 3,484 in 2011.
- What is the lowest causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,893 in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and?
- Portugal ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - potential years of life lost by treatable and preventable diseases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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