Health in Lefkada (Ionia Nisia, Greece): official figures
115 doctors were registered in Lefkada in 2024, 5.04 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 9th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Lefkada losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Lefkada grew from 103 in 2014 to 115 in 2024 (+11.7%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Lefkada?
Lefkada had 23 dentists in 2024, 1.01 per 1,000 residents, 16th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Lefkada?
In 2024 Lefkada had 7 general practitioners and 15 internists, 31 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 7 paediatricians, 7 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 1 psychiatrists practised in Lefkada in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lefkada compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lefkada ranks 9 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Achaia | 7.21 |
| 7 | Kerkyra | 5.77 |
| 8 | Chania | 5.38 |
| 9 | Lefkada | 5.04 |
| 10 | Thasos, Kavala | 5.02 |
| 11 | Magnisia, Sporades | 4.90 |
| 12 | Lasithi | 4.86 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lefkada ranks 16 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Korinthia | 1.06 |
| 14 | Grevena, Kozani | 1.05 |
| 15 | Lakonia, Messinia | 1.04 |
| 16 | Lefkada | 1.01 |
| 17 | Karditsa, Trikala | 0.99 |
| 18 | Argolida, Arkadia | 0.99 |
| 19 | Evvoia | 0.99 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lefkada ranks 37 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Thessaloniki | 32 |
| 35 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 31 |
| 36 | Florina | 31 |
| 37 | Lefkada | 31 |
| 38 | Kalymnos, Karpathos – Iroiki Nisos Kasos, Kos, Rodos | 30 |
| 39 | Grevena, Kozani | 30 |
| 40 | Evrytania | 29 |
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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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