Less than one-fifth (19.1%) of the elderly population in Portugal considered their health status to be good or very good in 2024, compared to 40% across the European Union (EU), Eurostat reported this Tuesday (April 7). According to information released by the EU's statistical office, about 40% of people aged 65 or over in the community space considered their health to be very good or good two years ago. Among EU countries, only 12.5% of the elderly population in Lithuania considered their health very good or good, as well as 13.1% in Latvia and 19.1% in Portugal, with the latter being the third lowest percentage in the community. Among the population aged 65 and over, Ireland recorded the highest percentage of people who rated their health as very good or good (62%), followed by Belgium (57.4%) and Luxembourg (56.8%). Across the total population in 2024, more than two-thirds of the EU (68.5%) considered their health status to be very good or good, while 8.5% rated it as bad or very bad and the remaining 23.0% classified it as fair. Eurostat notes that, up to age 65, the majority of people classified their health as very good or good. The percentage was 91.3% among young people aged 16 to 24, gradually decreasing to 61.1% among people aged 55 to 64, the community statistical office concludes. The data was published by Eurostat in the context of World Health Day, which is marked today. In Portugal, 40% of the population over 16 suffered from anxiety in 2025.