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 Quinquennial infant mortality rate (‰)
Characteristic Description
Name Quinquennial infant mortality rate (‰) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013) and Urban areas typology; Annual
Regularity Quinquennial
Source Statistics Portugal, Mortality by causes of death
First available period 2011 - 2015
Last available period 2014 - 2018
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2013)
  • Urban areas typology
Concepts
  • MEDIUM URBAN AREA:  Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the parish¿s total population and of the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space surpasses 50% of the parish¿s total area; 2) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the parish¿s total population and of the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn¿t surpass 50% of the parish¿s total area; 3) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population equal to or below 5 000 inhabitants; 4) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 2 000 or more inhabitants and less than 5 000 inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population or in the locality¿s total population equal to or higher than 50%.
  • Predominantly urban area:  Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population and the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn¿t surpass 50% of the parish¿s total area; 2) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population of more than 5 000 inhabitants; 3) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 5 000 or more inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population or in the locality¿s total population equal to or higher than 50%.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • LIVE BIRTHS:  Live birth product.
  • PREDOMINANTLY RURAL AREA:  Parish not classified either as APU or as AMU.
Formule IMR = [Sum Deaths < 1(t-5, t)/ Sum Live births(t-5, t)]*1000;

Where: Sum Deaths < 1(t-5, t) = Sum of infant deaths with lees than 1 year old, in the relative period of the last five years (t-5, t);
Sum Live births(t-5, t) = Sum of live births, in the relative period of the last five years (t-5, t);
t = No. of years.
Measure unit (symbol) Permillage (‰)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 22/07/2019


information presented in 29/3/2024