Portugal
Indicators are explained below the map.
Numbers in green = better than EU average; red = worse than EU average.
| Indicator | Average |
| Life expectancy | Men: 78.8 years |
| Women: 84.5 years | |
| Self-perceived health | Low education level: 34.9% |
| Medium education level: 70.4% | |
| High education level: 75.2% | |
| Access to health care services | Low education level: 2.2% |
| Medium education level: 1.3% | |
| High education level: 0.5% |
Inter-regional inequalities
| Life expectancy | lowest: Região Autónoma dos Açores, 78.1 years |
| highest: Norte, 82.0 years | |
| At risk of poverty or social exclusion | lowest: Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, 13.3% |
| highest: Região Autónoma dos Açores, 31.8% | |
| Tertiary educational attainment | lowest: Região Autónoma dos Açores, 13.8% |
| highest: Área Metropolitana de Lisboa, 35.2% |
Main Links
National Statistical Institute of Portugal
EuroHealthNet partners working on health inequalities
National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge
Centre for Social Research and Intervention – Lisbon University Institute ISCTE-IUL
Egas Moniz Higher Education Cooperative
Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso Foundation
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Resources from and about Portugal
Find resources from and about Portugal in our health inequalities database.
