Nurses per 100 000 inhabitants
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Mainland Portugal
Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants
(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal. b) Luxembourg, OECD Health Data (2008). Source: INE, 2008
(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Luxembourg, OECD Health Data (2008). Source: INE, 2008
Between 2000-2008, in Portugal, the number of nurses increased from 359,0 to 524,5 per 100 000 inhabitants (relative variation: 46,1%).
Region
Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants, by Region
(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal. b) Luxembourg, OECD Health Data (2008). Source: INE, 2008
(a) New target calculated for mainland Portugal. (b) Luxembourg, OECD Health Data (2008). (c) NUTS level 2 (2002). Source: INE, 2008
In the period 2004-2008, the number of nurses per inhabitant increased in all Regions of Portugal. Lisboa Region displayed the highest ratio and the south of the country (Alentejo e Algarve) the lowest values, all over the period.
Region and Gender
Nurses per 100,000 inhabitants, by Region and by gender
Source: INE, 2008
(a) NUTS level 2 (2002). Source: INE, 2008
The ratio nurses/inhabitant showed positive trends in all Regions, for male as for female professionals, in the period 2004-2008. Relative increases were higher in Norte Region (33,1% for male and 28,4% for female).
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