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 Mortality rate due to intentional self-harm (suicide) per 100 000 inhabitants (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Mortality rate due to intentional self-harm (suicide) per 100 000 inhabitants (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013), Sex and Age group; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Mortality by causes of death
First available period 2002
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2013)
  • Sex
  • Age group
Concepts
  • AGE GROUP:  The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
  • CRUDE DEATH RATE:  The ratio of the number of deaths during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 inhabitants.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Definition MORTALITY RATE - Number of deaths during a given period of time, usually the calendar year, for a particular cause of death, reported to the average population in this period (in number of deaths per 100 000 inhabitants).
Formule

(Deaths for a particular cause of death/ Annual average resident population with 1 and more years old and live births) *100 000
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations Intentional self-harm (suicide) = Codes X60-X84 of ICD 10
Last update date 07/09/2024


information presented in 6/11/2025