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 Deliveries (No.) in official public hospitals
Characteristic Description
Name Deliveries (No.) in official public hospitals by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002) and Type of delivery; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Hospitals survey
First available period 2002
Last available period 2013
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002)
  • Type of delivery
Concepts
  • HOSPITAL:  Health establishment with both in and out-patient care, and endowed with diagnostic and therapeutical resources, with the purpose of providing the population with healing and rehabilitation medical assistance. It is also qualified for preventing disease, health care teaching and scientific research.
  • PARTO:  Completa expulsão ou extração do corpo materno de um feto de 22 ou mais semanas de gestação ou com 500 ou mais gramas de peso, independentemente da existência ou não de vida e do parto ter sido espontâneo ou induzido.
  • CHILDBIRTH:  The complete expulsion or extraction from the mother of one or more foetuses with 22 weeks of gestation or more, weighing 500 grams or more, regardless of the existence of life and whether it is spontaneous or induced.
  • 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).
  • OFFICIAL HOSPITAL:  A hospital under the administrative supervision of the State, regardless of the ownership of the facilities. It can be: Public hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Health or Regional Departments of Health, access to which is open to all; Military hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence; Paramilitary hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Prison hospital ' under the supervision of the Ministry of Justice.
Measure unit (symbol) Number (No.)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 10/07/2015


information presented in 16/7/2024