Health in Portugal

1,319 indicators covering health for Portugal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, day cases, per 8,342 2021 down 3.0% 9th
Liver cancer death rate 5.19 2022 up 12.2% 25th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 7,702 2021 down 51.4% 28th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,603 2024 up 9,644.7% 33rd
Number of children newly infected with hiv 100 2024 unchanged 51st
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 5.15 2024 down 56.1% 83rd
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 7,875 2021 down 52.1% 27th
Hospital discharges by diagnosis and NUTS 2 region, in-patients, per 7,511 2021 down 50.6% 27th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 6 2022 up 100.0% 83rd
Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 3,000 2014 down 33.3% 109th
Public health expenditure share gdp 6.51 2025 up 12.6% 23rd
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 6 2021 down 54.2% 161st
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 15.9% 2023 up 22.2% 23rd
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99 2020 down 0.9% 64th
Pancreatic cancer death rate 6.5 2022 up 13.0% 45th
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate 4.56 2022 down 0.4% 14th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 8.04 2022 down 9.2% 61st
Taxes as a % of price: total tax 78.0% 2022 up 2.7% 23rd
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 18.7% 2022 unchanged 13th
Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 14.0% 2022 down 30.0% 72nd
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 45.3% 2022 up 21.5% 32nd
Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 38th
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 57th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.0175 2023 up 66.5% 28th
Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 4.5 2022 down 5.9% 157th
Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 200 2025 unchanged 77th
Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 unchanged 113th
Physical activity policies focused on active systems 10 2023 down 50.0% 101st
Midwifery personnel 3,300 2023 up 32.4% 54th
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 110 2024 up 266.7% 54th
Personal remittances, paid 482.20 million 2024 down 6.3% 45th
Health care - Regions — Active physicians 5.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 35.3% 2nd
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Active physicians 5.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 35.3% 2nd
Hospital average length of stay by diagnostic categories 8.6 Days 2023 up 14.7% 5th
Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 98 2024 up 34.2% 6th
Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 98 2024 up 34.2% 6th
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 5.86 2025 down 52.8% 34th
Gender gap in life expectancy by age group 1.15 2018 up 14.3% 6th
Death rate from poisonings 0.3 2021 up 50.0% 110th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 88 2021 up 4.8% 5th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 10.5 2021 down 15.3% 139th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 2021 up 50.0% 99th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 11.5 2021 down 15.4% 46th
Share of deaths registered 98.38 2019 59th
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 1.91 2022 down 27.1% 134th
Personal remittances, received 1.84 billion 2024 up 199.4% 37th
Health expenditure and financing per capita 4,285 2025 up 40.9% 23rd
Health statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Age-adjusted 8.37 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 down 9.5% 27th
Road deaths over the long term 561 2021 down 37.0% 33rd
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories 711,672 Discharges 2023 down 20.5% 27th
Deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 66.26 2022 up 11,524.6% 4th
Mean systolic blood pressure 130.2 2009 down 2.3% 30th
Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.2 2009 unchanged 127th
Hiv expenditure 274.58 million 2013 13th
Infant mortality rates 1.2 2024 down 20.0% 35th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 4.4 2020 up 25.7% 165th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.8% 2020 unchanged 19th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.1% 2020 down 39.1% 73rd
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.0% 2020 34th
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 42nd