Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death in Portugal
Portugal: Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death was 100.0% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Latest (2012)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 60 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1994
All-time low
99.7%
in 1999
Years of data
5
1994–2012
Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death in Portugal, 1994–2012
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 100.0% for civil registration coverage of cause-of-death in 2012. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, civil registration coverage of cause-of-death in Portugal peaked at 100.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 1999.
That places Portugal 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Belarus 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Chile 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Belize 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Japan 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 New Zealand 100.0% compare
- 1 Switzerland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is civil registration coverage of cause-of-death in Portugal?
- Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death in Portugal was 100.0% in 2012, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest civil registration coverage of cause-of-death recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest civil registration coverage of cause-of-death recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 1999.
- How does Portugal rank for civil registration coverage of cause-of-death?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 60 countries with data for 2012.
- Is civil registration coverage of cause-of-death rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Civil registration coverage of cause-of-death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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