
Spread of COVID-19 in Portugal
Current incidence in the week ending 01/30/2023: 12.2 new infections per 100,000 populationSince the beginning of the pandemic until January 30th, 2023, a total of 5,563,265 infected people and 26,002 deaths have been reported in Portugal.
The total of 5,563,265 infected people currently represents 54.03 percent of the total population. The number of new infections during the seven days preceding January 30th, 2023, was 1,256, for a 7-day incidence of 12.2 cases per 100,000 population. In the same week, 46 people died from (or with) COVID-19. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, this results in a mortality rate of about 0.5 percent in Portugal.
Current vaccination status
According to official WHO data, a total of 27.59 million vaccine doses have been administered as of January 8th, 2023. More recent data are not yet available to WHO. There are 9.78 million people who have received at least one vaccination (95.1 percent). The booster vaccination was received by 7.03 million people (68.3 percent).8.89 million of these are considered fully vaccinated in Portugal (= 86.3 percent).
This makes Portugal one of the best-supplied countries in the world. The vaccination rate is higher in 20 countries.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, we update the worldwide case numbers daily. A list of all infections and deaths by country can be found on our COVID-19 virus topic page.
Weight and size
Male | Female | |
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Body height | 174 cm | 161 cm |
BMI | 26.3 | 25.4 |
Weight | 79.5 kg | 65.8 kg |
Diseases
Portugal | Ø worldwide | |
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Diabetes * | 9.80% | 8.81% |
Tuberculosis | 0.16‰ | 1.34‰ |
HIV / Aids | 0.01% | 0.03% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
Portugal | Ø worldwide | |
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Measles | 98.0% | 81.7% |
Hepatitis B | 0.10% | 0.08% |
DTP * | 9.90% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In Portugal, 25.4 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
The number of underweight newborns is 9 percent.
Medical supplies

With about 34,400 physicians in Portugal, there are about 3.34 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality of major known diseases can be reduced to an above-average extent. For example, only about 11 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.