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HEALTH PROFILE: Portugal

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Portugal PORTUGAL POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Portugal
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Portugal PORTUGAL LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.6
    84.4
    30
    11
    Age 5
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    Age 10
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    Age 15
    78.9
    84.7
    31
    11
    Age 20
    79.0
    84.8
    31
    11
    Age 25
    79.1
    84.8
    32
    11
    Age 30
    79.3
    84.9
    35
    11
    Age 35
    79.4
    85.0
    35
    11
    Age 40
    79.6
    85.1
    36
    11
    Age 45
    79.9
    85.3
    36
    11
    Age 50
    80.4
    85.5
    35
    12
    Age 55
    81.2
    85.9
    32
    12
    Age 60
    82.1
    86.3
    31
    13
    Age 65
    83.3
    86.8
    32
    13
    Age 70
    84.6
    87.5
    33
    13
    Age 75
    86.2
    88.4
    35
    16
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.7
    41
    19
    Age 85
    90.5
    91.5
    54
    29
    Portugal PORTUGAL TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    39.25
    174
    2. Stroke
    34.68
    145
    3. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    18.35
    122
    5. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.21
    101
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    7. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    8. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    9. Lung Disease
    11.66
    160
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    10.79
    142
    11. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    12. Kidney Disease
    7.45
    155
    13. Suicide
    7.22
    111
    14. Other Injuries
    6.75
    101
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    16. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    17. Liver Disease
    6.03
    158
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    5.99
    149
    19. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
    20. Endocrine Disorders
    5.21
    61
    21. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    22. Hypertension
    4.55
    159
    23. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    24. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    25. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.66
    118
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Falls
    3.52
    137
    27. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    144
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    2.39
    170
    33. HIV/AIDS
    2.21
    102
    34. Other Neoplasms
    2.12
    50
    35. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    36. Epilepsy
    1.63
    90
    37. Low Birth Weight
    1.51
    156
    38. Tuberculosis
    0.83
    132
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.78
    160
    40. Violence
    0.76
    164
    41. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.66
    153
    42. Drug Use
    0.64
    147
    43. Skin Disease
    0.61
    132
    44. Alcohol
    0.60
    138
    45. Drownings
    0.60
    166
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.58
    145
    47. Fires
    0.56
    135
    48. Hepatitis C
    0.49
    20
    49. Asthma
    0.49
    162
    50. Birth Trauma
    0.41
    159
    Portugal PORTUGAL TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    12,878
    14.14
    2. Stroke
    12,339
    13.55
    3. Alzheimers & Dementia
    7,191
    7.89
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    6,851
    7.52
    5. Lung Cancers
    4,406
    4.84
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,389
    4.82
    7. Lung Disease
    4,286
    4.71
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,601
    3.95
    9. Kidney Disease
    2,803
    3.08
    10. Stomach Cancer
    2,532
    2.78
    11. Prostate Cancer
    2,124
    2.33
    12. Breast Cancer
    1,997
    2.19
    13. Other Injuries
    1,937
    2.13
    14. Hypertension
    1,880
    2.06
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1,669
    1.83
    16. Lymphomas
    1,608
    1.77
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    1,547
    1.70
    18. Liver Cancer
    1,270
    1.39
    19. Suicide
    1,172
    1.29
    20. Bladder Cancer
    1,171
    1.29
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    1,139
    1.25
    22. Liver Disease
    1,126
    1.24
    23. Falls
    1,033
    1.13
    24. Leukemia
    1,015
    1.11
    25. Oral Cancer
    912
    1.00
      Deaths %
    26. Inflammatory/Heart
    909
    1.00
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    838
    0.92
    28. Other Neoplasms
    652
    0.72
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    623
    0.68
    30. Skin Cancers
    523
    0.57
    31. Epilepsy
    415
    0.46
    32. Uterin Cancer
    406
    0.45
    33. Ovary Cancer
    397
    0.44
    34. Cervical Cancer
    329
    0.36
    35. HIV/AIDS
    320
    0.35
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    231
    0.25
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    229
    0.25
    38. Tuberculosis
    213
    0.23
    39. Skin Disease
    202
    0.22
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    196
    0.22
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    169
    0.19
    42. Anemia
    151
    0.17
    43. Asthma
    146
    0.16
    44. Drug Use
    128
    0.14
    45. Alcohol
    111
    0.12
    46. Fires
    108
    0.12
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    99
    0.11
    48. Violence
    96
    0.11
    49. Hepatitis C
    87
    0.10
    50. Prostatic Hypertrophy
    82
    0.09
    Portugal PORTUGAL CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    19.20
    56
    2. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.03
    20
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.78
    92
    4. Breast Cancer
    15.15
    114
    5. Stomach Cancer
    9.99
    46
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    6.50
    49
    7. Lymphomas
    6.20
    36
    8. Liver Cancer
    5.44
    91
      Rate World Rank
    9. Oral Cancer
    4.60
    45
    10. Leukemia
    4.09
    65
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.88
    27
    12. Ovary Cancer
    3.17
    140
    13. Cervical Cancer
    2.95
    149
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.93
    75
    15. Uterin Cancer
    2.58
    76
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.88
    92
    Portugal PORTUGAL HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    12.1
    15
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    27.4
    15.4
    88
    45
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    20.3
    21.2
    73
    105
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    6.02
    54
    Portugal PORTUGAL LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    60.7
    66.3
    63.4
    52
    43
    48
    1970
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    51
    43
    45
    1980
    67.9
    75.1
    71.4
    36
    29
    30
    1990
    70.2
    77.3
    73.7
    38
    27
    33
    2000
    73.1
    80.1
    76.6
    34
    24
    29
    2010
    76.4
    82.6
    79.6
    27
    23
    25
    2019
    78.6
    84.4
    81.6
    30
    11
    23
    Portugal PORTUGAL DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    10.264m
    89
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.90
    184
    Population 0-14
    13.6%
    184
    Population 15-64
    65.5%
    88
    Population 65 +
    20.9%
    11
    Birth Rate / 1000
    8.00
    185
    Death Rate / 1000
    10.90
    22
    Fertility Rate
    1.42
    185
    Infant Mortality
    2.53
    183
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    79
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    61
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.96
    149
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.66
    169
    Net Migration
    0.62
    51
    Population Growth
    -0.23%
    173
    Literacy Total
    96.1%
    80
    Literacy Male
    97.4%
    59
    Literacy Female
    95.1%
    64
    Unemployment
    6.6%
    97
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    81.6
    23
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    71.0
    20
    GDP per Capita USD
    $32,200
    40

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    5,642,928
    28,116
    4/1/24
    Portugal COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Portugal causes.

     
     
    Portugal COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Portugal COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.