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UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH: &nbsp; The disease or injury that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death or the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the injury.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
DEATH: &nbsp; The permanent disappearance of vital functions.

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Deaths (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Deaths (No.) by Death cause (European short-list) and Month (death); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Mortality by causes of death
First available period	2011
Last available period	2022
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence Death cause (European short-list) Month (death)
Concepts	UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH: The disease or injury that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death or the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the injury. 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). DEATH: The permanent disappearance of vital functions.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations	Count
Last update date	16/05/2024