Health in Região Autónoma dos Açores (Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal): official figures
There were 10.3 nurses working per 1,000 inhabitants in the Azores sub-region in 2024, 5th highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions (Portugal: 8.0).
How many family doctors are there in The Azores sub-region?
167 specialists in general and family medicine lived in the Azores sub-region in 2024, 6.9 per 10,000 residents against 8.6 nationally (9th 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 The Azores sub-region?
The Azores sub-region had 71 pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts in 2024, 2.94 per 10,000 residents (11th 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 Azores sub-region?
The Azores sub-region had 9 hospitals in 2023, 3 public or public-private partnership and 6 private, and their emergency departments handled 212,835 visits, 880.5 per 1,000 residents (national: 751.0).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyMore figures
- The Azores sub-region was home to 41 paediatricians and 20 psychiatrists in 2024, 1.7 paediatricians per 10,000 residents (national: 2.3). Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Hospitals in the Azores sub-region recorded 138.0 inpatient admissions per 1,000 residents in 2023, above the national figure of 108.7. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Hospital outpatient departments in the Azores sub-region gave 1.6 medical consultations per resident in 2023 (Portugal: 2.2), 5th 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 the Azores sub-region was 76.9% in 2023, below the national figure of 80.0%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Circulatory diseases killed 2.5 people per 1,000 residents of the Azores sub-region in 2023 (2.8 nationally), 5th 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 Azores sub-region 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 Autónoma dos Açores compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Nurses per 1,000 residents (2024)
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 5 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Douro | 9.3 |
General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents (2024)
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 18 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | General and family medicine specialists per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | Península de Setúbal | 6.3 |
Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents (2024)
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 16 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies and mobile pharmacy posts per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18 | Grande Lisboa | 2.71 |
| 19 | Oeste | 2.68 |
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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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