In 2024, 119,046 people died in the country, 0.1% more than in 2023 (118,947): 118,396 were residents in the country (99.5% of the total) and 650 lived abroad (0.5% of the total).

Diseases of the circulatory system and malignant neoplasms accounted for almost half of the mortality in 2024, having been at the origin of, respectively, 30,055 and 28,280 deaths of residents in Portugal (25.4% and 23.9% of the total mortality of residents in Portugal).

In the group of diseases of the circulatory system, cerebrovascular diseases, also known as strokes, and ischemic heart diseases stood out, causing 9,007 deaths of residents (7.6% of total deaths of residents) and 6,470 deaths (5.5% of total).

In the group of malignant neoplasms, 4,488 deaths caused by malignant neoplasms of the trachea, bronchi and lung stood out, which represented 3.8% of the total deaths of residents. Malignant neoplasms of the colon, rectum and anus accounted for 3.0% of resident mortality in 2024, with 3,564 deaths (2.1% less than in the previous year).

Diseases of the respiratory system caused 14,022 resident deaths, 7.0% more than in the previous year and leading to an increase in the mortality rate from 123.9 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023 to 131.1 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. About 26% of the increase in deaths caused by diseases of the respiratory system was associated with the increase in deaths from pneumonia, with 5,283 deaths in 2024.