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DEATH: &nbsp; The permanent disappearance of vital functions.
AGE GROUP: &nbsp; The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference.
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).
UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH: &nbsp; The disease or injury that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death or the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the injury.

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Deaths (No.)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Deaths (No.) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013), Sex, Age group and Death cause (malignant neoplasms); Annual
Regularity	Annual
Source	Statistics Portugal, Mortality by causes of death
First available period	2002
Last available period	2020
Dimensions	Data reference period Place of residence (NUTS - 2013) Sex Age group Death cause (malignant neoplasms)
Concepts	DEATH: The permanent disappearance of vital functions. AGE GROUP: The age interval in years to which a person belongs at the time of reference. 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). UNDERLYING CAUSE OF DEATH: The disease or injury that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death or the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the injury.
Measure unit (symbol)	Number (No.)
Power of 10	0
Observations	Count
Last update date	01/07/2022