People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal
Portugal: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 17.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal peaked at 33.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 13th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 10.2% | — |
| 2009 | 10.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | +35.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +91.9% |
| 2018 | 31.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 17.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.8%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 17.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.5%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +91.9% | 17.2% | 33.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 9.8% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.7% | 20.0% | 6 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal was 17.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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