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184 607

No.

Accidents at work (No.)
2023

6,0

No.

Medical doctors per 1000 inhabitants (No.)
2024

2,7

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Mortality rate due to malignant neoplasms (‰)
2023

85 499

No.

Nurses (No.)
2024

35 086

No.

Beds (No.) of hospitals
2024

107 711

No.

Deaths (No.)
2025
15.4% at-risk-of-poverty in 2024, 1.2 percentage points less than in 2023 - 2025
11 December 2025
15.4% at-risk-of-poverty in 2024, 1.2 percentage points less than in 2023
2025

The provisional value of life expectancy at age 65 was estimated at 20.19 years - 2023 - 2025
27 November 2025
The provisional value of life expectancy at age 65 was estimated at 20.19 years
2023 - 2025

Norte and Centro regions with the highest life expectancy - 2022 - 2024
26 September 2025
Norte and Centro regions with the highest life expectancy
2022 - 2024

The number of pharmacists doubled in the last two decades - 2024
25 September 2025
The number of pharmacists doubled in the last two decades
2024

Between 2003 and 2023, the number of specialist nurses in hospitals of the national and regional health services tripled
15 September 2025
Between 2003 and 2023, the number of specialist nurses in hospitals of the national and regional health services tripled

Number of dentists triples in the last two decades - 2024
31 July 2025
Number of dentists triples in the last two decades
2024


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Health Statistics - 2023
This publication Health Statistics - 2023 presents health statistical data in Portugal mainly for 2023, comprising ten subthemes detailed, in general, by the third level of NUTS - 2024: health status, hospitals, pharmacies and medicines, health professionals licensed to practice, childbirths, ...

Issue year: 2025


Publication cover  
Health Statistics - 2022
This publication, Health Statistics - 2022 , presents health statistical data in Portugal mainly for 2022, comprising ten subthemes, in general detailed by the third level of NUTS - 2024: health status, hospitals, pharmacies and medicines, health professionals licensed to practice, childbirths, ...

Issue year: 2024

Indicators
Date of update
Geographical Level
Surgeries (except small surgeries) per day (No.) in public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024); Annual 12-12-2025 Município
Medical appointments in external appointments unit (No.) of public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Appointment's medical speciality; Annual 12-12-2025 Município
Attendances at emergency services (No.) in public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024); Annual 12-12-2025 Município
Public hospitals of universal access and hospitals in public-private partnership (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Modality; Annual 12-12-2025 Município
Beds (practised allotment) in hospitals per 1000 inhabitants (No.) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024); Annual 12-12-2025 Município
WebInq
SICAE
IPC - Simulator
SDG
National Statistics System on Gender Equality
Portuguese National Accounts
 
ESC2026
International Statistical Literacy Project - ISLP
Local Applied Statistics Action - ALEA
Statistical Council - CSE
European Statistical System - ESS
Censos 2021