Health in Terras de Trás-os-Montes (Norte, Portugal): official figures
Terras de Trás-os-Montes had 12.7 nurses per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024, above the national figure of 8.0 and 2nd highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.
How many family doctors are there in Terras de Trás-os-Montes?
86 specialists in general and family medicine lived in Terras de Trás-os-Montes in 2024, 8.0 per 10,000 residents against 8.6 nationally (13th 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 Terras de Trás-os-Montes?
Terras de Trás-os-Montes had 34 pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts in 2024, 3.17 per 10,000 residents (13th 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 Terras de Trás-os-Montes?
Terras de Trás-os-Montes had 4 hospitals in 2023, 3 public or public-private partnership and 1 private.
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyMore figures
- Terras de Trás-os-Montes was home to 11 paediatricians and 8 psychiatrists in 2024, 1.0 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 Terras de Trás-os-Montes in 2023 (2.8 nationally), 10th 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 Terras de Trás-os-Montes was 3.3 per 1,000 residents in 2023, above the national figure of 2.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Terras de Trás-os-Montes compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Nurses per 1,000 residents (2024)
Terras de Trás-os-Montes ranks 2 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Região de Coimbra | 14.6 |
| 2 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 12.7 |
| 3 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 11.1 |
| 4 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 10.5 |
| 5 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 10.3 |
| 6 | Alto Alentejo | 9.7 |
| 7 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 9.7 |
General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents (2024)
Terras de Trás-os-Montes ranks 13 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | 8.7 |
| 11 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 8.4 |
| 12 | Região de Aveiro | 8.2 |
| 13 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 8.0 |
| 14 | Ave | 7.5 |
| 15 | Douro | 7.2 |
| 16 | Alto Alentejo | 7.1 |
Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents (2024)
Terras de Trás-os-Montes ranks 13 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Alto Minho | 2.94 |
| 16 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 2.94 |
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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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