Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Portugal: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 82.4 yrs (2024), 29th of 217 in the world and 16th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 85.2 yrs (2024), 22nd of 217 in the world and 12th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 79.7 yrs (2024), 38th of 217 in the world and 22nd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Portugal in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 82.4 yrs2024 | 29/217 | 16/58 | 76.3 yrs | 79.0 yrs | 81.3 yrs | +1.6%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 85.2 yrs2024 | 22/217 | 12/58 | 79.9 yrs | 82.1 yrs | 84.3 yrs | +0.9%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 79.7 yrs2024 | 38/217 | 22/58 | 72.9 yrs | 76.1 yrs | 78.5 yrs | +2.2%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.72024 | 176/196 | 35/52 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | −6.9%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.22024 | 176/196 | 35/52 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | −11%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.72024 | 177/196 | 36/52 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | −19%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 152023 | 135/194 | 8/51 | 9 | 10 | 14 | +50%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 99%2024 | 13/193 | 4/51 | 87% | 96% | 99% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.5%2024 | 68/153 | 4/35 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.5% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 152024 | 138/208 | 20/52 | 59 | 30 | 15 | −38%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 10.2%2024 | 27/193 | 9/52 | 8.6% | 10.0% | 10.5% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 28.2%2024 | 93/193 | 19/52 | 25.7% | 24.7% | 28.0% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 5.852022 | 5/180 | 3/50 | 3.21 | 3.98 | 5.58 | +38%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 3.52022 | 54/182 | 35/51 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | +2.1%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.3%2024 | 72/206 | 36/56 | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.7%2024 | 33/203 | 13/54 | 97.7% | 98.8% | 99.7% | +0.5 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 28.6%2024 | 36/166 | 20/48 | 23.5% | 25.4% | 27.6% | +3.2 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 8.22019 | 136/186 | 16/49 | 19.4 | 11.2 | 8.22019 | −32%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.6%82.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.9%85.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+2.2%79.7 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−6.9%2.7 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Maternal mortality+50%15 in 2023
- Tobacco use+3.2 pp28.6% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Portugal and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Portugal. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Portugal | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 82.4 yrs2024 | 83.9 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 85.2 yrs2024 | 86.5 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 79.7 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.72024 | 2.62024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.22024 | 3.22024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.72024 | 1.72024 |
| Maternal mortality | 152023 | 32023 |
| Measles vaccination | 99%2024 | 97%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.5%2024 | 0.3%2024 |