More than 70,000 New Cases of Diabetes in 2025, Even Less than in Previous Years.
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Cases registered in the primary health units in 2025 raise the number of people with a diagnosis registered in the NSS to about 960 thousand — 70,399 new diabetes diagnosis records have been made.
Portugal continues to be among the European countries with the highest prevalence of diabetes, estimated that 14% of the adult population suffers from the disease. But the figures recorded in the 2026 Report of the National Diabetes Programme of the DGS, launched this Friday, may be a sign that we are able to reverse the trend, says the director of the programme.
More than 960 thousand people have diabetes registered in the SNS, but the DGS warns that many continue to diagnose, making it difficult to prevent complications.
Compared to 2024, more than 23,055 cases of diabetes were reported. DGS defends the importance of preventive measures, such as maintaining a healthy diet, practicing physical activity and not smoking.
Almost 70,400 new cases of diabetes were registered in 2025 in primary health care, raising to 960.064 the number of people with a diagnosis registered in the SNS, the equivalent of 8.9% of the users registered in the SNS, according to the DGS. According to data from the 2026 Report of the National Diabetes Programme, of the Directorate-General for Health (DGS), released today, 70,399 new diabetes diagnosis records were made in 2025, and compare…
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