Causes of mortality in Portugal

Portugal: Causes of mortality was 118,570 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
118,570 Deaths
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
21st
of 36 countries
All-time high
124,941 Deaths
in 2022
All-time low
90,315 Deaths
in 1972
Years of data
59
1960–2023

Causes of mortality in Portugal, 1960–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Portugal is 118,570 Deaths, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Portugal peaked at 124,941 Deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90,315 Deaths, in 1972.

That places Portugal 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 97,319 Deaths 94,661 Deaths 101,088 Deaths 10
1970s 95,956 Deaths 90,315 Deaths 102,027 Deaths 10
1980s 96,005 Deaths 92,551 Deaths 98,236 Deaths 10
1990s 104,584 Deaths 99,621 Deaths 108,268 Deaths 10
2000s 105,836 Deaths 103,888 Deaths 109,148 Deaths 7
2010s 108,549 Deaths 103,200 Deaths 113,572 Deaths 10
2020s 121,756 Deaths 118,570 Deaths 124,941 Deaths 2

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 18 Hungary 127,470 Deaths compare
  2. 19 Greece 127,294 Deaths compare
  3. 20 Chile 122,010 Deaths compare
  4. 22 Czechia 112,211 Deaths compare
  5. 23 Belgium 110,377 Deaths compare
  6. 24 Bulgaria 101,006 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Portugal?
Causes of mortality in Portugal was 118,570 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 124,941 Deaths in 2022.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 90,315 Deaths in 1972.
How does Portugal rank for causes of mortality?
Portugal ranks 21st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
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This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.