Portugal: Medical tourism profile

Overview

Inbound medical tourism 2019	50,000
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Tourists 2019	27 million
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Population 2021	10.2 million
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In Portugal, there are many high quality clinics and hospitals. The quality of health care and health care facilities in Portugal is of a high standard.

Overview

Inbound

Outbound

Environment

Inbound

Medical tourism numbers in

According to a 2018 EU report, the number of medical tourists (ONLY those under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare rules) for 2016 was 32,895.

Outbound

Medical tourism numbers out

According to a 2018 EU report, the number of medical tourists (ONLY those under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare rules) for 2016 was 5.

Medical tourism promotion

Turismo de Portugal had a 2019 Brelcome Health campaign aimed at British medical tourists. The initiative targeted British medical tourists for high quality healthcare packages in three of Portugal’s largest private health providers, covering 39 hospitals and clinics run by Lusiadas, CUF and Hospital da Luz.