Table 1.

Regional Backgrounds (2016–2017).

Region	Area (km2)	Resident Population	Elderly Proportion	Physicians (per 100,000 pop.)	Hospital Beds (per 100,000 pop.)	Unemployment Rates (%)	Retention and Dropout Rates (Primary Education) (%)
Norte	21,278	3,5762,05	19.83	500	312.3	9.3	4.3
Centro	28,462	2,231,346	25.41	640	314.16	5.9	4.8
Lisboa e Vale do Tejo	11,633	2,833,679	22.95	470	380.9	8.2	6.5
Alentejo	31,551	711,950	27.8	390	216.9	8.4	7.1
Algarve	4997	439,617	21.87	290	256	7.3	7.6