Health in Lezíria do Tejo (Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal): official figures
The Lezíria do Tejo had 6.5 nurses per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024, below the national figure of 8.0 and 6th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.
How many family doctors are there in The Lezíria do Tejo?
In 2024 the Lezíria do Tejo counted 6.3 family doctors (general and family medicine specialists, by residence) per 10,000 people, 7th lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions; the national rate was 8.6.
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in The Lezíria do Tejo?
The Lezíria do Tejo had 88 pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts in 2024, 3.50 per 10,000 residents (12th 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 The Lezíria do Tejo?
The Lezíria do Tejo had 3 hospitals in 2023, 1 public or public-private partnership and 2 private.
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyMore figures
- The Lezíria do Tejo was home to 26 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 3.3 people per 1,000 residents of the Lezíria do Tejo in 2023 (2.8 nationally), 13th 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 the Lezíria do Tejo was 2.8 per 1,000 residents in 2023, above the national figure of 2.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Lezíria do Tejo compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Nurses per 1,000 residents (2024)
Lezíria do Tejo ranks 21 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Médio Tejo | 7.0 |
| 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 |
General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents (2024)
Lezíria do Tejo ranks 20 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Região de Leiria | 7.1 |
| 18 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 6.9 |
| 19 | Algarve | 6.4 |
| 20 | Lezíria do Tejo | 6.3 |
| 21 | Península de Setúbal | 6.3 |
| 22 | Baixo Alentejo | 6.0 |
| 23 | Médio Tejo | 5.8 |
Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents (2024)
Lezíria do Tejo ranks 12 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Alto Minho | 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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