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CRUDE DEATH RATE: &nbsp; The ratio of the number of deaths during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 inhabitants.
AVERAGE POPULATION: &nbsp; The average population during a calendar year, generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on two consecutive years.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).

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Mortality rate due to circulatory system diseases (‰)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Mortality rate due to circulatory system diseases (‰) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2001); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Mortality by causes of death
First available period	1992
Last available period	2001
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (NUTS - 2001)
Concepts	CRUDE DEATH RATE: The ratio of the number of deaths during the year to the average population in that year. The value is expressed per 1000 inhabitants. AVERAGE POPULATION: The average population during a calendar year, generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on two consecutive years. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Formule	(Number of deaths caused by diseases of the circulatory system/ Resident population estimated for the middle of the year)*1000
Measure unit (symbol)	Permillage (‰)
Power of 10	0
Observations
Last update date	31/07/2009