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 Crude death rate (‰)
Characteristic Description
Name Crude death rate (‰) by Place of residence (NUTS - 2013) and Urban areas typology; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Demographic indicators
First available period 2011
Last available period 2020
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Place of residence (NUTS - 2013)
  • Urban areas typology
Concepts
  • AVERAGE POPULATION:  The average population during a calendar year, generally calculated as the arithmetic mean of the population on two consecutive years.
  • MEDIUM URBAN AREA:  Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the parish¿s total population and of the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space surpasses 50% of the parish¿s total area; 2) the higher value of the average between the weight of population in the parish¿s total population and of the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn¿t surpass 50% of the parish¿s total area; 3) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population equal to or below 5 000 inhabitants; 4) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 2 000 or more inhabitants and less than 5 000 inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population or in the locality¿s total population equal to or higher than 50%.
  • 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.
  • Predominantly urban area:  Parish that fulfills, at least, one of the following requirements: 1) the higher value of the average between the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population and the weight of the area in the parish¿s total area corresponds to urban space, provided that the weight of the area in predominantly rural space doesn¿t surpass 50% of the parish¿s total area; 2) the parish is the location of the municipal council and has a population of more than 5 000 inhabitants; 3) the parish includes, totally or partially, a locality with a population of 5 000 or more inhabitants, being the weight of the population in the parish¿s total population or in the locality¿s total population equal to or higher than 50%.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  The length of time for which data are collected, e.g. a specific day, month or year.
  • PREDOMINANTLY RURAL AREA:  Parish not classified either as APU or as AMU.
Formule CDR=[D(t-1, t)/[P(t)+P(t-1)]/2]*10^n;

P(t)=Population at moment t;
P(t-1)=Population at moment (t-1);
D(t-1,t)=Deaths between the moments (t-1) e t;
n = 2 ou 3.
Measure unit (symbol) Permillage (‰)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 19/07/2021


information presented in 18/5/2024