Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Portugal
Portugal: Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health was 74.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Portugal, 2004–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Portugal stood at 74.6. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Portugal peaked at 74.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.5, in 2004.
That places Portugal 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 63.5 | — |
| 2005 | 64 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 64.8 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.8 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.6 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.9 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.6 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.7 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 68.1 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 68.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.4 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.9 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 70.3 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 71 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.5 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.4 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 72.7 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.1 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 73.6 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.6 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.93 | 63.5 | 65.9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 69.06 | 65.6 | 71.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.28 | 72.4 | 74.6 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,112 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Portugal?
- Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health in Portugal was 74.6 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5 in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Healthy life expectancy based on self-perceived health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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