Health in Magnisia, Sporades (Thessalia, Greece): official figures
Magnesia and the Sporades had 4.90 doctors per 1,000 residents in 2024 (935 in total) against a national 6.67, 11th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Magnesia and the Sporades losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Magnesia and the Sporades fell from 1,023 in 2014 to 935 in 2024 (-8.6%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Magnesia and the Sporades?
Magnesia and the Sporades had 214 dentists in 2024, 1.12 per 1,000 residents, 6th highest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Magnesia and the Sporades?
In 2024 Magnesia and the Sporades had 77 general practitioners and 55 internists, 40 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 50 paediatricians, 39 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 20 psychiatrists practised in Magnesia and the Sporades in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Magnisia, Sporades compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Magnisia, Sporades ranks 11 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Chania | 5.38 |
| 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 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Magnisia, Sporades ranks 6 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Irakleio | 1.23 |
| 4 | Larisa | 1.22 |
| 5 | Drama | 1.21 |
| 6 | Magnisia, Sporades | 1.12 |
| 7 | Chania | 1.10 |
| 8 | Kerkyra | 1.09 |
| 9 | Achaia | 1.07 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Magnisia, Sporades ranks 23 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Pieria | 44 |
| 21 | Pella | 43 |
| 22 | Achaia | 41 |
| 23 | Magnisia, Sporades | 40 |
| 24 | Lesvos, Limnos | 40 |
| 25 | Xanthi | 40 |
| 26 | Lakonia, Messinia | 39 |
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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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