Health in Ionia Nisia, Greece: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 81.1 years in 2024 (81.9 for Greece); 12th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
How many doctors are there in the Ionian Islands?
The Ionian Islands had 5.13 doctors per 1,000 residents in 2024 (1,050 in total) against a national 6.67, 7th highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyIs the Ionian Islands losing doctors?
The number of doctors in the Ionian Islands grew from 890 in 2014 to 1,050 in 2024 (+18.0%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in the Ionian Islands?
The Ionian Islands had 206 dentists in 2024, 1.01 per 1,000 residents, 7th highest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in the Ionian Islands?
In 2024 the Ionian Islands had 76 general practitioners and 83 internists, 37 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many health centres are there in the Ionian Islands?
12 public health centres operated in the Ionian Islands in 2025, staffed by 82 doctors, 40.1 health-centre doctors per 100,000 residents, 5th lowest of 13 among the regions.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Ionia Nisia?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 1,055.3 per 100,000 people in 2021, against 1,079.3 for Greece as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 7th highest of 13 regions in Greece. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Ionia Nisia?
Cancer killed 209.1 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 232.5 for Greece as a whole and 233.1 across the EU; 3rd lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 254.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Ionia Nisia?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 275.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 297.9 for Greece as a whole and 312.9 across the EU; 4th lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 406.0.
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Respiratory diseases caused 103.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 92.7 for Greece as a whole and 75.2 across the EU; 3rd highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 127.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Ionia Nisia?
In 2023, 4.6 people per 100,000 took their own life (age-standardised), against 4.3 for Greece as a whole and 10.4 across the EU; 5th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 4.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Ionia Nisia?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 43.0 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 40.5 for Greece as a whole and 49.4 across the EU; 2nd highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2015 it was 38.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Ionia Nisia?
3.3 babies in every 1,000 born alive died before their first birthday in 2024, compared with 3.7 nationally and 3.5 in the EU; 5th lowest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2014 it was 1.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Ionia Nisia have?
There were 319 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024, compared with 423 nationally; 5th lowest of 13 regions in Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Ionia Nisia?
Ionia Nisia had 529 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2024, compared with 674 nationally; 7th highest of 13 regions in Greece.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Ionia Nisia get medical care?
In 2025, 11.6% of people reported going without a needed medical examination because of cost, distance or waiting lists, compared with 11.5% nationally; 7th highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2018 it was 7.8%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Ionia Nisia?
Road accidents killed 120 people per million residents in 2023, against 62 for Greece as a whole; the highest of 13 regions in Greece. In 2013 it was 144.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Ionia Nisia?
Women in Ionia Nisia could expect to live to 83.8 and men to 78.5 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 5.3 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Ionia Nisia?
People who reached 65 could expect 20.0 more years of life in 2024 (Greece: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 68 paediatricians, 56 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 23 psychiatrists practised in the Ionian Islands in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- Doctors working in the health centres of the Ionian Islands went from 70 in 2021 to 82 in 2025 (+17.1%). Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
- Health centres in the Ionian Islands employed 77 nursing staff and 50 other non-medical staff in 2025, and had 92 items of medical equipment. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Ionia Nisia compares with other regions
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Ionia Nisia ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Crete | 6.33 |
| 5 | Thessalia | 5.83 |
| 6 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 5.55 |
| 7 | Ionia Nisia | 5.13 |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 5.09 |
| 9 | Peloponnisos | 4.04 |
| 10 | Notio Aigaio | 3.87 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Ionia Nisia ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Crete | 1.07 |
| 5 | Peloponnisos | 1.03 |
| 6 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 1.03 |
| 7 | Ionia Nisia | 1.01 |
| 8 | Notio Aigaio | 0.97 |
| 9 | Dytiki Elláda | 0.96 |
| 10 | Ipeiros | 0.94 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Ionia Nisia ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 41 |
| 7 | Central Macedonia | 39 |
| 8 | Voreio Aigaio | 38 |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 37 |
| 10 | Thessalia | 37 |
| 11 | Notio Aigaio | 31 |
| 12 | Dytiki Makedonia | 29 |
Health-centre doctors per 100,000 residents, 2025 (2025)
Ionia Nisia ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Health-centre doctors per 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Crete | 41.6 |
| 7 | Sterea Elláda | 40.3 |
| 8 | Thessalia | 40.1 |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 40.1 |
| 10 | Dytiki Makedonia | 39.3 |
| 11 | Central Macedonia | 39.1 |
| 12 | Attica | 32.7 |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Ionia Nisia ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Attica | 1,088.6 |
| 5 | Dytiki Elláda | 1,085.4 |
| 6 | Dytiki Makedonia | 1,061.1 |
| 7 | Ionia Nisia | 1,055.3 |
| 8 | Sterea Elláda | 1,039.3 |
| 9 | Peloponnisos | 999.8 |
| 10 | Notio Aigaio | 971.8 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Ionia Nisia ranks 11 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Sterea Elláda | 222.3 |
| 8 | Peloponnisos | 219.3 |
| 9 | Notio Aigaio | 212.8 |
| 10 | Crete | 212.6 |
| 11 | Ionia Nisia | 209.1 |
| 12 | Ipeiros | 201.0 |
| 13 | Voreio Aigaio | 199.1 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Ionia Nisia ranks 10 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Peloponnisos | 291.1 |
| 8 | Thessalia | 282.3 |
| 9 | Dytiki Elláda | 279.3 |
| 10 | Ionia Nisia | 275.1 |
| 11 | Ipeiros | 265.4 |
| 12 | Crete | 256.5 |
| 13 | Voreio Aigaio | 214.8 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Ionia Nisia ranks 3 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peloponnisos | 107.0 |
| 2 | Crete | 104.7 |
| 3 | Ionia Nisia | 103.8 |
| 4 | Dytiki Elláda | 102.7 |
| 5 | Attica | 99.5 |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 88.7 |
| 7 | Thessalia | 87.6 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Ionia Nisia ranks 5 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Crete | 5.8 |
| 3 | Ipeiros | 5.1 |
| 4 | Thessalia | 5.1 |
| 5 | Ionia Nisia | 4.6 |
| 6 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 4.6 |
| 7 | Attica | 4.2 |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 4.2 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Ionia Nisia ranks 2 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thessalia | 47.2 |
| 2 | Ionia Nisia | 43.0 |
| 3 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 42.4 |
| 4 | Peloponnisos | 41.3 |
| 5 | Notio Aigaio | 41.0 |
| 6 | Sterea Elláda | 40.9 |
| 7 | Attica | 40.8 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Ionia Nisia ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Thessalia | 3.6 |
| 7 | Dytiki Elláda | 3.4 |
| 8 | Central Macedonia | 3.3 |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 3.3 |
| 10 | Sterea Elláda | 2.4 |
| 11 | Crete | 2.1 |
| 12 | Notio Aigaio | 2.0 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Ionia Nisia ranks 9 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 435 |
| 7 | Crete | 410 |
| 8 | Voreio Aigaio | 335 |
| 9 | Ionia Nisia | 319 |
| 10 | Dytiki Elláda | 316 |
| 11 | Notio Aigaio | 263 |
| 12 | Peloponnisos | 239 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Ionia Nisia ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Crete | 637 |
| 5 | Thessalia | 594 |
| 6 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 552 |
| 7 | Ionia Nisia | 529 |
| 8 | Dytiki Elláda | 519 |
| 9 | Peloponnisos | 412 |
| 10 | Notio Aigaio | 388 |
Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) (2025)
Ionia Nisia ranks 7 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dytiki Makedonia | 13.2% |
| 5 | Peloponnisos | 12.1% |
| 6 | Attica | 11.8% |
| 7 | Ionia Nisia | 11.6% |
| 8 | Thessalia | 11.4% |
| 9 | Crete | 11.3% |
| 10 | Ipeiros | 11.3% |
Road deaths per million people (2023)
Ionia Nisia ranks 1 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ionia Nisia | 120 |
| 2 | Notio Aigaio | 119 |
| 3 | Peloponnisos | 90 |
| 4 | Ipeiros | 84 |
| 5 | Thessalia | 72 |
| 6 | Dytiki Elláda | 69 |
| 7 | Sterea Elláda | 69 |
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