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 Probability of dying - qx (2007 methodology)
Characteristic Description
Name Probability of dying - qx (2007 methodology) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2024), Sex and Age; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Complete life tables
First available period 2020 - 2022
Last available period 2022 - 2024
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2024)
  • Sex
  • Age
Concepts
  • SEX:  Biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women.
  • 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).
  • AGE:  The interval of time between the day, month and year of birth and 0:00 a.m. of the reference date. Age is expressed as complete years for adults and children and months, weeks, days, hours or minutes of life, as appropriate, for infants under one year of age.
Definition PROBABILITY OF DYING - qx
Probability of dying is the mortality rate between age x and (x +1), that is the probability that a person aged x exact will die before reaching age (x +1).
Measure unit (symbol) No applicable (-)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 26/09/2025


information presented in 10/11/2025