Among adults aged 25 to 64, there were 514 deaths, predominantly caused by malignant tumors (182 deaths), circulatory system diseases (107 deaths), and external causes of injury and poisoning (59 deaths), according to the regional authority.
In the group aged 65 to 84, 1,252 deaths were recorded, with a significant number attributed to malignant tumors (339 deaths), circulatory system diseases (313 deaths, including 102 from ischemic heart disease), and respiratory system diseases (186 deaths, including 94 from pneumonia).
The DREM states that among the 1,010 deaths of those aged 85 and older, 298 were due to circulatory system diseases and 200 to respiratory system diseases, with 114 attributed to pneumonia.
In total, in 2023, there were 2,791 deaths of residents in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, representing a decrease of 10.1% compared to 2022 (3,104 deaths).
Of these deaths, 1,369 were male (49.1%) and 1,422 were female (50.9%), leading to a male-to-female death ratio of 96.3 male deaths per 100 female deaths, lower than the national level of 100.4.
In the year under review, the mortality rate per 1,000 inhabitants in Madeira was 10.9 (compared to 11.2 nationwide).
By age group, there was the death of one child under 1 year, corresponding to an infant mortality rate of 0.6 (compared to 1.7 in 2022), with the cause of death being “certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.”
There were also four deaths of children aged 1 to 14, two of which were due to “malignant tumors.”
In the youth group aged 15 to 24, there were 10 deaths, notably three due to transport accidents and three from malignant tumors.
At the municipal level, Funchal recorded 1,224 deaths (43.9%), followed by Santa Cruz with 376 deaths (13.5%) and Câmara de Lobos with 266 deaths (9.5%).
According to the DREM, these municipalities accounted for 66.9% of the archipelago’s deaths.
Conversely, the municipalities of Porto Santo (53 deaths; 1.9%), Porto Moniz (55 deaths; 2.0%), São Vicente (82 deaths; 2.9%), and Santana (94 deaths; 3.4%) reported fewer than 100 deaths in 2023, totaling 10.2% of deaths.
The cause of death by circulatory system diseases was prominent in the region (25.8% of total deaths), followed by malignant tumors, with 649 deaths, representing 23.3% of the total.
