In 2020, ** of all medico-legal investigations conducted in Portugal following a violent death were determined to be homicides, down from ** cases a year earlier. On the other hand, *** of the total investigations were decided to be suicides.
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DGPJ (Portugal). (October 29, 2021). Number of medico-legal investigations due to violent death in Portugal from 2010 to 2020, by cause of death [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/865134/number-violent-death-forensic-cases-cause-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal). "Number of medico-legal investigations due to violent death in Portugal from 2010 to 2020, by cause of death." Chart. October 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865134/number-violent-death-forensic-cases-cause-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal). (2021). Number of medico-legal investigations due to violent death in Portugal from 2010 to 2020, by cause of death. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/865134/number-violent-death-forensic-cases-cause-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal). "Number of Medico-legal Investigations Due to Violent Death in Portugal from 2010 to 2020, by Cause of Death." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865134/number-violent-death-forensic-cases-cause-portugal/
DGPJ (Portugal), Number of medico-legal investigations due to violent death in Portugal from 2010 to 2020, by cause of death Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/865134/number-violent-death-forensic-cases-cause-portugal/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Number of medico-legal investigations due to violent death in Portugal from 2010 to 2020, by cause of death [Graph], DGPJ (Portugal), October 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/865134/number-violent-death-forensic-cases-cause-portugal/