Health in Região de Leiria (Centro (PT), Portugal): official figures
Região de Leiria had 6.2 nurses per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024, below the national figure of 8.0 and 5th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.
How many family doctors are there in Região de Leiria?
213 specialists in general and family medicine lived in Região de Leiria in 2024, 7.1 per 10,000 residents against 8.6 nationally (10th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in Região de Leiria?
Região de Leiria had 95 pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts in 2024, 3.15 per 10,000 residents (13th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; Portugal 2.91).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in Região de Leiria?
Região de Leiria had 7 hospitals in 2023, 2 public or public-private partnership and 5 private, and their emergency departments handled 186,986 visits, 619.6 per 1,000 residents (national: 751.0).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyMore figures
- Região de Leiria was home to 31 paediatricians and 17 psychiatrists in 2024, 1.0 paediatricians per 10,000 residents (national: 2.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Região de Leiria recorded 78.5 inpatient admissions per 1,000 residents in 2023, below the national figure of 108.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Hospital outpatient departments in Região de Leiria gave 1.6 medical consultations per resident in 2023 (Portugal: 2.2), 6th highest of 15 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- The hospital bed occupancy rate in Região de Leiria was 77.6% in 2023, below the national figure of 80.0%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Circulatory diseases killed 2.7 people per 1,000 residents of Região de Leiria in 2023 (2.8 nationally), 7th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- The death rate from malignant tumours in Região de Leiria was 2.5 per 1,000 residents in 2023, below the national figure of 2.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Região de Leiria compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Nurses per 1,000 residents (2024)
Região de Leiria ranks 22 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Ave | 6.9 |
| 20 | Tâmega e Sousa | 6.8 |
| 21 | Lezíria do Tejo | 6.5 |
| 22 | Região de Leiria | 6.2 |
| 23 | Algarve | 6.0 |
| 24 | Região de Aveiro | 5.3 |
| 25 | Alentejo Litoral | 5.0 |
General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents (2024)
Região de Leiria ranks 17 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ave | 7.5 |
| 15 | Douro | 7.2 |
| 16 | Alto Alentejo | 7.1 |
| 17 | Região de Leiria | 7.1 |
| 18 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 6.9 |
| 19 | Algarve | 6.4 |
| 20 | Lezíria do Tejo | 6.3 |
Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents (2024)
Região de Leiria ranks 14 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 3.51 |
| 12 | Lezíria do Tejo | 3.50 |
| 13 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 3.17 |
| 14 | Região de Leiria | 3.15 |
| 15 | Alto Minho | 2.94 |
| 16 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 2.94 |
| 17 | Região de Aveiro | 2.80 |
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Sources
- INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal): Anuarios Estatisticos Regionais 2024 (Regional Statistical Yearbooks, 2025 release): all subchapter tables in XLSX by municipality, NUTS 3 and NUTS 2, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36f716bda712…)
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