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Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by road deaths

Norte had the highest road deaths of 9 regions in 2021, at 175. Região Autónoma da Madeira had the lowest, at 12. The median was 59 and the figure for Portugal was 561. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest175Norte
Lowest12Região Autónoma da Madeira
Median599 regions
Portugal561History

All regions, 2021

Norte: 175 personsNorte175Centro (PT): 96 personsCentro (PT)96Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 73 personsOeste e Vale do Tejo73Grande Lisboa: 66 personsGrande Lisboa66Alentejo: 59 personsAlentejo59Algarve: 36 personsAlgarve36Península de Setúbal: 27 personsPenínsula de Setúbal27Região Autónoma dos Açores: 17 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores17Região Autónoma da Madeira: 12 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira12Norte: 175 personsNorte175Centro (PT): 96 personsCentro (PT)96Oeste e Vale do Tejo: 73 personsOeste e Vale do Tejo73Grande Lisboa: 66 personsGrande Lisboa66Alentejo: 59 personsAlentejo59Algarve: 36 personsAlgarve36Península de Setúbal: 27 personsPenínsula de Setúbal27Região Autónoma dos Açores: 17 personsRegião Autónoma dos Açores17Região Autónoma da Madeira: 12 personsRegião Autónoma da Madeira12
persons. Source: Eurostat, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Norte175+25%
2Centro (PT)96-18.6%
3Oeste e Vale do Tejo73+9%
4Grande Lisboa66+4.8%
5Alentejo59+3.5%
6Algarve36+9.1%
7Península de Setúbal27-12.9%
8Região Autónoma dos Açores170%
9Região Autónoma da Madeira12+20%

Other periods

About this ranking

People killed in road traffic accidents during the year, counting deaths within 30 days of the accident and excluding confirmed suicides and natural deaths. From police records reported to the EU road accident database (CARE).

Police counts. The WHO road traffic death rate is a modelled estimate per 100,000 people and differs from these figures.

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

How to cite

Eurostat. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci) (Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table

MLA 9

Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2021. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/portugal-regions?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/portugal-regions?period=2021.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci), Regions of Portugal (NUTS 2) by road deaths, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_acci/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/road-deaths/portugal-regions?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which region has the highest road deaths?

Norte, with 175 in 2021, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest road deaths?

Região Autónoma da Madeira, with 12 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Victims in road accidents by NUTS 2 region, killed (tran_r_acci). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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