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 Access time by light car of the resident population to the nearest hospital institution with emergency service (min)
Characteristic Description
Name Access time by light car of the resident population to the nearest hospital institution with emergency service (min) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Quartiles; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Map on facilities and services of general interest and Census 2021
First available period 2022
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)
  • Quartiles
Concepts
  • RESIDENT POPULATION:  Set of persons who, regardless of being present or absent in a given housing unit at the moment of observation, have lived in the place of their usual residence for a continuous period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, or have arrived to the place of their usual residence during the period of 12 months prior to the moment of observation, with the purpose of living there for a year, at least.
  • 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).
  • HOSPITAL:  Health establishment that provides curative and rehabilitation health care in inpatient and outpatient services, which may collaborate in the prevention of diseases, teaching and scientific research.
  • EMERGENCY SERVICE:  Clinical functional unit of a health establishment that provides health care to individuals who access from outside with a sudden change or worsening of health status, at any time of the day or night during 24 hours.
  • LIGHT CAR DRIVING TIME:  Delimited service area based on distance-time intervals (isochronous) to a facility, considering the travel by light car on the network of roads where this mode is allowed.
Measure unit (symbol) Minute (min)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 20/06/2025


information presented in 1/7/2025