Health in Viseu Dão Lafões (Centro (PT), Portugal): official figures
Viseu Dão Lafões had 9.0 nurses per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024, above the national figure of 8.0 and 9th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.
How many family doctors are there in Viseu Dão Lafões?
267 specialists in general and family medicine lived in Viseu Dão Lafões in 2024, 10.3 per 10,000 residents against 8.6 nationally (3rd highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in Viseu Dão Lafões?
Viseu Dão Lafões had 91 pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts in 2024, 3.51 per 10,000 residents (11th highest 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 Viseu Dão Lafões?
Viseu Dão Lafões had 4 hospitals in 2023, 2 public or public-private partnership and 2 private.
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyMore figures
- Viseu Dão Lafões was home to 42 paediatricians and 28 psychiatrists in 2024, 1.6 paediatricians per 10,000 residents (national: 2.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Circulatory diseases killed 3.5 people per 1,000 residents of Viseu Dão Lafões in 2023 (2.8 nationally), 11th highest 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 Viseu Dão Lafões was 3.0 per 1,000 residents in 2023, above the national figure of 2.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Viseu Dão Lafões compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Nurses per 1,000 residents (2024)
Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 9 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alto Alentejo | 9.7 |
| 7 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 9.7 |
| 8 | Douro | 9.3 |
| 9 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 9.0 |
| 10 | Alentejo Central | 8.7 |
| 11 | Baixo Alentejo | 8.7 |
| 12 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 8.5 |
General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents (2024)
Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 3 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Região de Coimbra | 18.3 |
| 2 | Área Metropolitana do Porto | 11.2 |
| 3 | Viseu Dão Lafões | 10.3 |
| 4 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 9.1 |
| 5 | Alentejo Central | 9.0 |
| 6 | Alto Minho | 8.9 |
| 7 | Cávado | 8.9 |
Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents (2024)
Viseu Dão Lafões ranks 11 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 3.83 |
| 9 | Região de Coimbra | 3.80 |
| 10 | Alentejo Litoral | 3.52 |
| 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 |
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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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