Na�onal Health Ins�tute Dr. Ricardo Jorge

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Department of Epidemiology

Source: INSEF 2015 https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.11227

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3.9 million Portuguese (57.8%) reported having at least 1 chronic disease

The occurrence of chronic disease was more frequent ...

Infographic

Chronic diseasePopulation living in Portugal in 201525-74 years

Inquérito Nacional de Saúde comExame Físico 2013-2016

None or 1st cycle

2nd or 3rd cycle

Secondary school

Higher education

INSA has developed in 2015 the first national HES (INSEF) to collect epidemiological information on the health state, health determinants and healthcare of the Portuguese population.

0 20 40 60 80 100

Age

gro

up (y

ears

)

...in women,

…in the age group 65-74 years,

In the Portuguese population: Women with chronic disease

Men with chronic disease

5 in 10 (53.1%)

6 in 10 (62.0%)

…and in the persons with lower educational level.

Educational level

81.4%

52.3%46.7% 45.1%

0

90

60

30

25.7%

40.6%

45-54 56.0%

55-64 82.8%

65-74 91.3%

25-34

35-44

HypertensionHigh cholesterol

AllergyDiabetes

Chronic painArthrosis

25.1% 23.7% 11.4% 10.4% 7.4% 7.3%

0

15

30

HypertensionHigh cholesterol

ArthrosisAllergy Chronic pain

Depression

26.1% 25.7% 20.6% 18.1% 15.2% 13.5%

0

15

30

Most common chronic diseases:

Number of chronic diseases

0

10

20

30

40

50

0 1 2 3 4 5 >6

42.2%

19.4%17.0%

5.2% 3.0% 2.7%

10.4%