Portugal

Population: 10.197.000 (year 2020). 

Estimate number of PLHIV: 41.305156. 

• Percentage of PLHIV diagnosed (first 90 target): 92 %
• Percentage of PLHIV on treatment (second 90 target): 90,2 % 
• Percentage of PLHIV with undetectable viral load (third 90 target): 93 %  

Main epidemiological trends 

The most recent data from the epidemiological surveillance of HIV in Portugal show that in 2019, 778 new cases of HIV infection were diagnosed, equivalent to 7,6 new cases per 100.000 inhabitants. 172 new AIDS cases and 197 deaths occurred in 2019. A total of 61.433 cases of HIV infection are cumulatively registered, of which 22.835 cases are at the AIDS stage. In the same time period, 15.213 deaths in relation to HIV/AIDS were reported. 

New diagnoses in 2019 occurred mostly in residents of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (50,4 %), with a diagnosis rate of 13,7 new cases per 100.000 inhabitants. Out of the reported cases, 69,3 % accounted to men.  In 97,3 % of the cases, the transmission occurred through sex, with 57,8 % reporting heterosexual contact. Cases in men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted to 56,7 % of diagnosed male cases. Infections associated with injecting drug use constituted 2,1 % of new diagnoses. 

Between 2009 and 2018 there was a 47 % reduction in the number of new cases of HIV infection and 65 % reduction in the number of new cases of AIDS. Notwithstanding this descending trend, Portugal stands out for its high rates of new cases of HIV infection among European Union countries.

2020-2021 Discrimination against people living with HIV in healthcare settings  - country profile - Portugal

2018-2019 Criminalisation of HIV non-disclocure, exposure and transmission - country profile - Portugal

2016-2017 Accessing HIV prevention, testing, treatment care and support in Europe as a migrant with irregular status in Europe - country profile - Portugal