Health in Fthiotida (Sterea Elláda, Greece): official figures
480 doctors were registered in Fthiotida in 2024, 3.48 per 1,000 residents (Greece: 6.67), 7th lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Fthiotida losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Fthiotida fell from 557 in 2014 to 480 in 2024 (-13.8%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Fthiotida?
Fthiotida had 110 dentists in 2024, 0.80 per 1,000 residents, 10th lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Fthiotida?
In 2024 Fthiotida had 48 general practitioners and 34 internists, 35 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 29 paediatricians, 24 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 7 psychiatrists practised in Fthiotida in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Fthiotida compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Fthiotida ranks 39 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 42 | Voiotia | 3.06 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Fthiotida ranks 36 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Zakynthos | 0.83 |
| 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 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Fthiotida ranks 29 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Lakonia, Messinia | 39 |
| 27 | Drama | 37 |
| 28 | Larisa | 37 |
| 29 | Fthiotida | 35 |
| 30 | Ileia | 35 |
| 31 | Karditsa, Trikala | 35 |
| 32 | Arta, Preveza | 34 |
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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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