Causes of mortality in Portugal
Portugal: Causes of mortality was 118,570 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Portugal, 1960–2023
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.
Causes of mortality in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95,007 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 99,590 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 96,864 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 98,011 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 96,878 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 95,187 Deaths | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 100,088 Deaths | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 95,816 Deaths | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 94,661 Deaths | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 101,088 Deaths | +6.8% |
| 1970 | 93,093 Deaths | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 98,688 Deaths | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 90,315 Deaths | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 95,435 Deaths | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 97,034 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 97,936 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 102,027 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 96,111 Deaths | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 96,194 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 92,732 Deaths | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 94,971 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 95,892 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 92,551 Deaths | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 96,367 Deaths | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 97,227 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 97,339 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 95,828 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 95,423 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 98,236 Deaths | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 96,220 Deaths | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 103,115 Deaths | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 104,361 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 101,161 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 106,384 Deaths | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 99,621 Deaths | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 103,939 Deaths | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 107,259 Deaths | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 105,157 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 106,574 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 108,268 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 105,813 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 105,582 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 106,690 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 109,148 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 103,888 Deaths | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 104,768 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 104,964 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 106,241 Deaths | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 103,200 Deaths | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 107,969 Deaths | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 106,875 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 105,219 Deaths | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 108,922 Deaths | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 110,970 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 110,191 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 113,572 Deaths | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 112,334 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 124,941 Deaths | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 118,570 Deaths | -5.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 118,570 Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 118,570 Deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.