Portugal – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Portugal
PORTUGAL- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 10,617,575
Female percentage of population (2007): 51.60%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 15.5% |
| Ages 15-24 | 11.9% |
| Ages 25-49 | 37.4% |
| Ages 50-64 | 18.0% |
| Ages 65-79 | 13.2% |
| Age 80 and older | 4.1% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 14.82%
- Male: 16.63%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 19.06%
- Male: 14.62%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 82.3 years female
- 75.5 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2005): 339.8
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 11
Percentage using contraception (2006): 67.1%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 61.9%
- Male: 73.8%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 56.5%
- 1997: 61.9%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 9.6%
- Male: 6.6%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees (2005):
- Female: 12,411.9
- Male: 16,133.3
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 27.5%
Marriage rate (2007): 4.37 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): no data
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 381
- – Male: 763
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 111.4
- – Male: 215.6
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000 (2001):
- – Incidence: 18.10
- – Death: 4.31
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2000):
- – Incidence: 82.36
- – Death: 22.18
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 223
- – Colorectal: 284
- – Lung: 216
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 30.9
- Male: 58.9
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 11.7
- Male: 44.5
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 7.55
- Male: 43.36
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 6.68
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 1629.89
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female: 91.8%
- Male: 69.6%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 6.8%
- Male: 27.1%
Percentage overweight: no data
Percentage obese (2003, self-reported):
- Female: 26.1%
- Male: 13.9%
Low Energy Expenditure (2002):
- Female: 90%
- Male: 85.2%
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.