Health in Lesvos, Limnos (Voreio Aigaio, Greece): official figures
Lesvos and Limnos had 3.67 doctors per 1,000 residents in 2024 (369 in total) against a national 6.67, 13th lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Is Lesvos and Limnos losing doctors?
The number of doctors in Lesvos and Limnos fell from 383 in 2014 to 369 in 2024 (-3.7%), compared with +9.4% nationally.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Lesvos and Limnos?
Lesvos and Limnos had 78 dentists in 2024, 0.78 per 1,000 residents, 8th lowest of 45 among areas with separate figures.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Lesvos and Limnos?
In 2024 Lesvos and Limnos had 40 general practitioners and 33 internists, 40 GPs per 100,000 residents.
Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copyMore figures
- 25 paediatricians, 14 obstetrician-gynaecologists and 5 psychiatrists practised in Lesvos and Limnos in 2024. Source: Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) · saved copy
How Lesvos, Limnos compares with other regional units in Greece
Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 33 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Korinthia | 3.83 |
| 31 | Kastoria | 3.83 |
| 32 | Andros, Thira, Kea, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Syros, Tinos | 3.79 |
| 33 | Lesvos, Limnos | 3.67 |
| 34 | Chalkidiki | 3.67 |
| 35 | Evrytania | 3.67 |
| 36 | Evvoia | 3.63 |
Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 38 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists per 1,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 40 | Ileia | 0.75 |
| 41 | Rethymni | 0.73 |
General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 (2024)
Lesvos, Limnos ranks 24 of 45, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General practitioners per 100,000 residents, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Pella | 43 |
| 22 | Achaia | 41 |
| 23 | Magnisia, Sporades | 40 |
| 24 | Lesvos, Limnos | 40 |
| 25 | Xanthi | 40 |
| 26 | Lakonia, Messinia | 39 |
| 27 | Drama | 37 |
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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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