Work-related accidents mortality

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• Mainland Portugal
• Region
• Region and Gender

Mainland Portugal

Standardized death rate from work-related accidents / 100 000 individuals

(Direct method: European standard population)
NA - Not Available. Source: GEP - MTSS (2008)

(Direct method: European standard population)
NA - Not Available. Source: GEP - MTSS (2008)

In Portugal age-standardized mortality rate from work-related accidents decreased from 3,1%ooo, in 2002, to 2,1%ooo, in 2006 (relative decrease: 32,3%).
For males, this rate decreased from 5,3 to 4,1 deaths per 100 000 population. Work-related mortality for females is far below: during 2004-2006 it ranged between 0,1 and 0,2%ooo.

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Region

Standardized death rate from work-related accidents / 100 000 individuals , by Region

(Direct method: European standard population)
NA - Not Available. Source: GEP - MTSS (2008)

(Direct method: European standard population)
NA - Not Available. (a) NUTS level 2. Source: GEP - MTSS (2008)

During the period 2004-2006, age-standardized mortality rate from work-related accidents was higher in Centro Region and lower in Lisboa Region.
The mortality rate decreased in all Regions except in Algarve. This Region shows greater interanual variability, related to the small number of deaths.

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Region and Gender

Standardized death rate from work-related accidents / 100 000 individuals , by Region and by gender

(Direct method: European standard population).
Source: GEP - MTSS (2008)

(Direct method: European standard population)
(a) NUTS level 2. Source: GEP - MTSS (2008)

For males, the age-standardized mortality rate from work-related accidents decreased in all Regions except in Algarve, where a slight increase was registered.
For females this rate was inferior to 0,3%ooo in all Regions (year 2006).

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