Health in Oeste (Oeste e Vale do Tejo, Portugal): official figures
The Oeste had 4.7 nurses per 1,000 residents at the end of 2024, below the national figure of 8.0 and the lowest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions.
How many family doctors are there in The Oeste?
In 2024 the Oeste counted 5.3 family doctors (general and family medicine specialists, by residence) per 10,000 people, 3rd 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 Oeste?
The Oeste had 106 pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts in 2024, 2.68 per 10,000 residents (8th 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 The Oeste?
The Oeste had 9 hospitals in 2023, 4 public or public-private partnership and 5 private, and their emergency departments handled 213,151 visits, 539.0 per 1,000 residents (national: 751.0).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyMore figures
- The Oeste was home to 35 paediatricians and 9 psychiatrists in 2024, 0.9 paediatricians per 10,000 residents (national: 2.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Hospitals in the Oeste recorded 43.8 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 the Oeste gave 1.1 medical consultations per resident in 2023 (Portugal: 2.2), 3rd lowest 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 the Oeste was 92.4% in 2023, above the national figure of 80.0%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Circulatory diseases killed 3.1 people per 1,000 residents of the Oeste in 2023 (2.8 nationally), 12th 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 Oeste was 2.6 per 1,000 residents in 2023, below the national figure of 2.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Oeste compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Nurses per 1,000 residents (2024)
Oeste ranks 26 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 26 | Oeste | 4.7 |
General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents (2024)
Oeste ranks 24 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Lezíria do Tejo | 6.3 |
| 21 | Península de Setúbal | 6.3 |
| 22 | Baixo Alentejo | 6.0 |
| 23 | Médio Tejo | 5.8 |
| 24 | Oeste | 5.3 |
| 25 | Tâmega e Sousa | 4.9 |
| 26 | Alentejo Litoral | 4.0 |
Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents (2024)
Oeste ranks 19 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 2.94 |
| 17 | Região de Aveiro | 2.80 |
| 18 | Grande Lisboa | 2.71 |
| 19 | Oeste | 2.68 |
| 20 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 2.54 |
| 21 | Tâmega e Sousa | 2.44 |
| 22 | Algarve | 2.44 |
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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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