Health in Drama (Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki, Greece): official figures
Drama had 4.77 doctors per 1,000 residents in 2024 (413 in total) against a national 6.67, 13th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Drama losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Drama grew from 354 in 2014 to 413 in 2024 (+16.7%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Drama?
Drama had 105 dentists in 2024, 1.21 per 1,000 residents, 5th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Drama?
In 2024 Drama had 32 general practitioners and 14 internists, 37 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 24 paediatricians, 18 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 9 psychiatrists practised in Drama in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Drama compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Drama ranks 13 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Thasos, Kavala | 5.02 |
| 11 | Magnisia, Sporades | 4.90 |
| 12 | Lasithi | 4.86 |
| 13 | Drama | 4.77 |
| 14 | Thesprotia | 4.63 |
| 15 | Zakynthos | 4.57 |
| 16 | Pieria | 4.52 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Drama ranks 5 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pieria | 1.23 |
| 3 | Irakleio | 1.23 |
| 4 | Larisa | 1.22 |
| 5 | Drama | 1.21 |
| 6 | Magnisia, Sporades | 1.12 |
| 7 | Chania | 1.10 |
| 8 | Kerkyra | 1.09 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Drama ranks 27 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Lesvos, Limnos | 40 |
| 25 | Xanthi | 40 |
| 26 | Lakonia, Messinia | 39 |
| 27 | Drama | 37 |
| 28 | Larisa | 37 |
| 29 | Fthiotida | 35 |
| 30 | Ileia | 35 |
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Sources
- Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT): Physicians by speciality and dentists by geographic region and prefecture, 2024 and 2014 (SHE09 table 01); health centres, their physicians, nursing staff and medical equipment by region, 2021-2025 (SHE06 census of primary health care units, tables 4-6), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 298615e9a8d8…)
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