Health in Aitoloakarnania (Dytiki Elláda, Greece): official figures
673 doctors were registered in Aitoloakarnania in 2024, 3.50 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 8th lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Aitoloakarnania losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Aitoloakarnania fell from 739 in 2014 to 673 in 2024 (-8.9%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Aitoloakarnania?
Aitoloakarnania had 186 dentists in 2024, 0.97 per 1,000 residents, 22nd lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Aitoloakarnania?
In 2024 Aitoloakarnania had 100 general practitioners and 61 internists, 52 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 49 paediatricians, 26 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 10 psychiatrists practised in Aitoloakarnania in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Aitoloakarnania compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Aitoloakarnania ranks 38 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Evrytania | 3.67 |
| 36 | Evvoia | 3.63 |
| 37 | Xanthi | 3.59 |
| 38 | Aitoloakarnania | 3.50 |
| 39 | Fthiotida | 3.48 |
| 40 | Ikaria, Samos | 3.48 |
| 41 | Rethymni | 3.44 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Aitoloakarnania ranks 24 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ithaki, Kefallinia | 0.98 |
| 22 | Thasos, Kavala | 0.97 |
| 23 | Rodopi | 0.97 |
| 24 | Aitoloakarnania | 0.97 |
| 25 | Serres | 0.92 |
| 26 | Imathia | 0.87 |
| 27 | Chios | 0.85 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Aitoloakarnania ranks 9 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ioannina | 58 |
| 7 | Irakleio | 57 |
| 8 | Serres | 56 |
| 9 | Aitoloakarnania | 52 |
| 10 | Thasos, Kavala | 52 |
| 11 | Voiotia | 51 |
| 12 | Kerkyra | 50 |
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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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