Portugal Social: Health Statistics
PT: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population
PT: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data was reported at 0.100 Ratio in 2024. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.100 Ratio for 2023. PT: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.160 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2024, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.330 Ratio in 1991 and a record low of 0.100 Ratio in 2024. PT: Incidence of HIV: per 1,000 Uninfected Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Number of new HIV infections among uninfected populations expressed per 1,000 uninfected population in the year before the period.;UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), uri: https://aidsinfo.unaids.org/, publisher: UNAIDS, date accessed: 2025-08-27, date published: 2025-07;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.100 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults
PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data was reported at 25.600 % in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 25.600 % for 2021. PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 25.500 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.000 % in 2000 and a record low of 25.500 % in 2015. PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 25.400 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults
PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data was reported at 20.700 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.600 % for 2021. PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 17.500 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.700 % in 2022 and a record low of 15.200 % in 2000. PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Females: % of Female Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.200 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
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PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults
PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data was reported at 30.500 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 30.700 % for 2021. PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 33.500 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2022, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.700 % in 2000 and a record low of 30.500 % in 2022. PT: Prevalence of Current Tobacco Use: Males: % of Male Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of the male population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.;Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 30.500 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
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PT: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population
PT: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 11.900 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.300 % for 2022. PT: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 11.500 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2023, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.700 % in 2015 and a record low of 10.700 % in 2018. PT: Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);Population-weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 11.900 2023 | yearly | 2015 - 2023 |
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PT: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate
PT: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data was reported at 9.400 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.300 % for 2023. PT: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 8.200 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2024, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.400 % in 2024 and a record low of 6.900 % in 2000. PT: Prevalence of Overweight: Weight for Height: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.900 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
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PT: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population
PT: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data was reported at 3.100 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.300 % for 2022. PT: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data is updated yearly, averaging 3.200 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2023, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.100 % in 2015 and a record low of 2.900 % in 2018. PT: Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity in the Population: % of population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.;Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);Population-weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.100 2023 | yearly | 2015 - 2023 |
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PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5
PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5 data was reported at 0.100 % in 2016. PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5 data is updated yearly, averaging 0.100 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.100 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.100 % in 2016. PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of severe wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Health Organization (WHO), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Bank (WB), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology;Linear mixed-effect model estimates;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.100 2016 | yearly | 2016 - 2016 |
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PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Female
PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Female data was reported at 0.200 % in 2016. PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 0.200 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.200 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.200 % in 2016. PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of severe wasting, female, is the proportion of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Health Organization (WHO), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Bank (WB), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology;NA;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.200 2016 | yearly | 2016 - 2016 |
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PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Male
PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Male data was reported at 0.100 % in 2016. PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 0.100 % from Dec 2016 (Median) to 2016, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.100 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.100 % in 2016. PT: Prevalence of Severe Wasting: Weight for Height: % of Children under 5: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of severe wasting, male, is the proportion of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than three standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.;UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), note: Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Health Organization (WHO), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology; World Bank (WB), note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME); Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology;NA;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.100 2016 | yearly | 2016 - 2016 |
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PT: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate
PT: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data was reported at 3.200 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.100 % for 2023. PT: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 3.800 % from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2024, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.800 % in 2000 and a record low of 3.100 % in 2023. PT: Prevalence of Stunting: Height for Age: % of Children Under 5, Modeled Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.;Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, publisher: JME; World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), publisher: JME; World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/themes/topics/joint-child-malnutrition-estimates-unicef-who-wb, note: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), publisher: JME;Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 3.100 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
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Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults
Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data was reported at 54.680 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 54.640 % for 2021. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data is updated yearly, averaging 54.170 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2022, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.680 % in 2022 and a record low of 48.050 % in 1990. Prevalence of Overweight: % of Adults data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Portugal – Table PT.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.;World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).;;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 57.500 2016 | yearly | 1975 - 2016 |