People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Portugal
Portugal: People having a long-standing illness or health … educational was 17 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Portugal stood at 17.
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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.8, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 13th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health … educational in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +91.9% |
| 2018 | 31.4 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 16.4 | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 17.2 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 20 | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 17.6 | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 18.1 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 16.7 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | 17 | +1.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 17 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.75, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 17 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 … educational 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 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.45 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.63 | 9.8 | 33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.77 | 16.7 | 20 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 38 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.021 units per person (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 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 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 49 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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