NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by death rate

Name: NUTS 3 areas of Portugal by death rate, 2018
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Baixo Alentejo had the highest death rate of 26 areas in 2018, at 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants. Cávado had the lowest, at 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Portugal was 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest17.2Baixo Alentejo

Lowest7.9Cávado

Median12.826 areas

Portugal10.9History

All areas, 2018

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per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Areas	2018 per 1,000 inhabitants	Change on 2017
1	Baixo Alentejo	17.2	+1.3 pts
2	Alto Alentejo	17	+1 pts
2	Beira Baixa	17	+1 pts
4	Beiras e Serra da Estrela	15.7	+0.3 pts
5	Alto Tâmega e Barroso	15.6	+0.5 pts
6	Terras de Trás-os-Montes	14.9	-0.2 pts
7	Alentejo Central	14.5	0 pts
8	Médio Tejo	14.4	+0.3 pts
9	Douro	13.4	+0.5 pts
10	Lezíria do Tejo	13.3	+0.7 pts
11	Alentejo Litoral	13.1	0 pts
11	Alto Minho	13.1	+0.4 pts
13	Viseu Dão Lafões	12.9	+0.3 pts
14	Região de Coimbra	12.7	+0.1 pts
15	Oeste	12.1	+0.3 pts
16	Região de Leiria	11.8	+0.6 pts
17	Algarve	11.6	-0.1 pts
18	Região Autónoma da Madeira	10.9	+0.9 pts
19	Península de Setúbal	10.5	+0.3 pts
20	Região de Aveiro	10.4	-0.2 pts
21	Grande Lisboa	9.8	+0.5 pts
22	Região Autónoma dos Açores	9.6	+0.2 pts
23	Área Metropolitana do Porto	9.4	+0.4 pts
24	Tâmega e Sousa	8.8	+0.1 pts
25	Ave	8.4	0 pts
26	Cávado	7.9	+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest death rate?

Baixo Alentejo, with 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Cávado, with 7.9 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.