# Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by cancer death rate (age-standardised), 2023

All 9 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `standardised_death_rate_cancer`
- Unit: per 100,000 people
- Definition: Deaths from [object Object] (ICD-10 C00 to C97) per 100,000 inhabitants, age-standardised to the revised European Standard Population of 2013. Both sexes, all ages, by place of residence (Eurostat causes of death statistics).
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Eurostat. Causes of death, standardised death rate by NUTS 2 region of residence, [object Object], ICD-10 C (hlth_cd_asdr2). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_cd_asdr2/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/cancer-death-rate/portugal-regions

| Rank | Place | per 100,000 people |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 275.5 |
| 2 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 234.6 |
| 3 | Península de Setúbal | 233 |
| 4 | Alentejo | 230.7 |
| 5 | Algarve | 228.4 |
| 6 | Grande Lisboa | 227.1 |
| 7 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 216.6 |
| 8 | Centro (PT) | 209.3 |
| 9 | Norte | 206.8 |