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 Deliveries (No.)
Characteristic Description
Name Deliveries (No.) by Place of residence of mother (NUTS - 2013), Type of delivery and Gestational age; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Childbirths
First available period 2003
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence of mother (NUTS - 2013)
  • Type of delivery
  • Gestational age
Concepts
  • LIVE BIRTHS:  Live birth product.
  • CHILDBIRTH:  The complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of one or more foetuses with 22 weeks of gestation or more, weighing 500 grams or more, regardless of the existence of life and whether it is spontaneous or induced.
  • NATURE OF CHILDBIRTH:  The classification of the childbirth as regards the number of births (multiple birth or simple birth).
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations Count
Last update date 19/06/2023


information presented in 29/3/2024