Malta vs Portugal: Autopsy rate

Malta
8.0%
in 2019
Portugal
7.0%
in 2019
Malta rank
19th
Portugal rank
22nd

Autopsy rate over time

  • Malta
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 8.0% against 7.0% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 39 regions.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
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The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.