Deaths by week and sex in Portugal

Portugal: Deaths by week and sex was 2,138 in 2026. β–² Rising

Latest (2026)
2,138
Change on year
down 29.7%
World rank
12th
of 38 countries
All-time high
3,369
in 2023
All-time low
2,138
in 2026
Years of data
27
2000–2026

Deaths by week and sex in Portugal, 2000–2026

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201320262000: 2.3k2001: 2.7k2002: 2.2k2003: 2.5k2004: 2.4k2005: 2.3k2006: 2.7k2007: 2.4k2008: 2.8k2009: 2.5k2010: 2.5k2011: 2.4k2012: 2.1k2013: 2.4k2014: 2.6k2015: 2.3k2016: 3.2k2017: 2.7k2018: 2.4k2019: 2.3k2020: 3.2k2021: 2.5k2022: 2.7k2023: 3.4k2024: 2.7k2025: 3.0k2026: 2.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2026, deaths by week and sex in Portugal stood at 2,138. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths by week and sex in Portugal peaked at 3,369 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,138, in 2026.

That places Portugal 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,452 2,155 2,782 10
2010s 2,502 2,141 3,200 10
2020s 2,800 2,138 3,369 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 9 Belgium 2,502 compare
  2. 10 Czechia 2,299 compare
  3. 11 Hungary 2,254 compare
  4. 13 Bulgaria 1,732 compare
  5. 14 Sweden 1,662 compare
  6. 15 Romania 1,576 compare

See the full ranking of 39 places β†’

More reference data data for Portugal

All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is deaths by week and sex in Portugal?
Deaths by week and sex in Portugal was 2,138 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest deaths by week and sex recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 3,369 in 2023.
What is the lowest deaths by week and sex recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 2,138 in 2026.
How does Portugal rank for deaths by week and sex?
Portugal ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2026.
Is deaths by week and sex rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Deaths by week and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths by week and sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
39 places, 832 data points, 2000–2026
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