Number of deaths by motor accidents

Last Update: Dec 21,2009 | No Comments

• Mainland Portugal
• Region
• Region and Gender

Mainland Portugal

Number of deaths by motor accidents / year

ICD10: V02-V04, V09, V12-V14, V19-V79, V86-V89
(a) Calculated by DGH for Portugal, including Autonomous Regions. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 60.
NC – Not comparable. Source: INE, 2009.

 
ICD10: V02-V04, V09, V12-V14, V19-V79, V86-V89
(a) Calculated by DGH for Portugal, including Autonomous Regions. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 60.
NC – Not comparable. Source: INE, 2009.

The number of deaths due to motor accidents, in Portugal, decreased from 1558 in 2004 to 956 in 2008 (relative decrease: 38,6%). Despite of this descending trend, the number of deaths in 2008 was still high, especially to males: 728 mortal motor accidents.

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Region

Number of deaths by motor accidents / year, by Region

ICD10: V02-V04, V09, V12-V14, V19-V79, V86-V89
(a) Calculated by DGH for Portugal, including Autonomous Regions. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 60.
NC – Not comparable. Source: INE, 2009.

 
ICD10: V02-V04, V09, V12-V14, V19-V79, V86-V89
(a) Calculated by DGH for Portugal, including Autonomous Regions. Source: PNS 2004-2010, Vol. 1, pag. 60.
NC – Not comparable. (b) NUTS level 2. Source: INE, 2009.

The number of mortal motor accidents decreased in all Regions of Portugal, in the period 2004-2008. The Norte Region had the highest contribution to relative decrease of the total number of deaths by this cause: the value of this indicator declined by 45,5%, from 2004 to 2008, in this Region.

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Region and Gender

Number of deaths by motor accidents / year, by Region and by gender

ICD10: V02-V04, V09, V12-V14, V19-V79, V86-V89
Source: INE, 2009.

 
ICD10: V02-V04, V09, V12-V14, V19-V79, V86-V89
(a) NUTS level 2. Source: INE, 2009.

The number of deaths by motor accidents, in Portugal, decreased 40,0% for males and 33,7% for females, between 2004 and 2008. All Regions registered descending trends except Alentejo, where the number of female deaths increased from 20 to 28.

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