Health in Lasithi (Crete, Greece): official figures
378 doctors were registered in Lasithi in 2024, 4.86 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 12th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Lasithi losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Lasithi grew from 339 in 2014 to 378 in 2024 (+11.5%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Lasithi?
Lasithi had 62 dentists in 2024, 0.80 per 1,000 residents, 9th lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Lasithi?
In 2024 Lasithi had 48 general practitioners and 22 internists, 62 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 27 paediatricians, 14 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 5 psychiatrists practised in Lasithi in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lasithi compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lasithi ranks 12 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Lefkada | 5.04 |
| 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 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lasithi ranks 37 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Arta, Preveza | 0.80 |
| 35 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 0.80 |
| 36 | Fthiotida | 0.80 |
| 37 | Lasithi | 0.80 |
| 38 | Lesvos, Limnos | 0.78 |
| 39 | Chalkidiki | 0.76 |
| 40 | Ileia | 0.75 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lasithi ranks 4 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chalkidiki | 69 |
| 2 | Thesprotia | 66 |
| 3 | Kilkis | 65 |
| 4 | Lasithi | 62 |
| 5 | Korinthia | 61 |
| 6 | Ioannina | 58 |
| 7 | Irakleio | 57 |
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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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