Health in Burgenland, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 81.8 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); 7th highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Burgenland?
1,832 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Burgenland in 2024, against 1,319 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Burgenland?
Burgenland had 1,495 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 422 general practitioners (139.8 per 100,000, 5th highest of 9) and 812 specialists (269.1 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Burgenland?
Residents of Burgenland accounted for 77,926 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 25,828 per 100,000 people (4th highest of 9), with an average stay of 7.8 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Burgenland?
33.0% of babies in Burgenland were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 13.6% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Burgenland?
Adjusting for age, 1,024.4 people per 100,000 died in 2021, compared with 982.1 nationally and 1,073.4 in the EU; 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Burgenland?
Cancer killed 215.0 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 221.2 nationally and 233.1 in the EU; 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 240.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Burgenland?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 390.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 333.4 nationally and 312.9 in the EU; the highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 466.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Burgenland?
Respiratory diseases caused 40.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 57.7 nationally and 75.2 in the EU; the lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 52.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Burgenland?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 8.2 per 100,000 in 2023, compared with 14.0 nationally and 10.4 in the EU; the lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 11.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Burgenland?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 48.3 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 58.7 nationally and 49.4 in the EU; the lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 46.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Burgenland?
The infant mortality rate was 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, against 3.1 for Austria as a whole and 3.5 across the EU; 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 2.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Burgenland have?
Hospitals in Burgenland had 555 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024, against 655 for Austria as a whole; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Burgenland?
Burgenland had 532 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2025, compared with 577 nationally; 5th highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Burgenland?
Hospitals discharged 17,286 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 20,917 nationally; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 19,628.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Burgenland?
Road accidents killed 50 people per million residents in 2024, against 38 for Austria as a whole; 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 76.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Burgenland?
Women in Burgenland could expect to live to 84.0 and men to 79.7 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.3 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Burgenland?
People who reached 65 could expect 19.8 more years of life in 2024 (Austria: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Adjusted for age, Burgenland recorded 500.5 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, 3rd lowest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 125 practising dentists in Burgenland in 2024, 41.4 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 14.0% of the 1,203 young men from Burgenland examined for military service (born 2006) were obese and a further 19.7% overweight, against 11.0% obese nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Burgenland compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Burgenland ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vorarlberg | 513.4 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 506.2 |
| 5 | Styria | 504.4 |
| 6 | Tyrol | 504.4 |
| 7 | Burgenland | 500.5 |
| 8 | Salzburg | 484.5 |
| 9 | Vienna | 448.1 |
Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population (2024)
Burgenland ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vienna | 161.2 |
| 3 | Salzburg | 153.1 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 141.2 |
| 5 | Burgenland | 139.8 |
| 6 | Lower Austria | 138.4 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 124.7 |
| 8 | Upper Austria | 117.2 |
Practising dentists per 100,000 population (2024)
Burgenland ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising dentists per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Salzburg | 66.2 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 54.0 |
| 5 | Styria | 54.0 |
| 6 | Vorarlberg | 52.7 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 49.4 |
| 8 | Upper Austria | 46.2 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 41.4 |
Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) (2024)
Burgenland ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carinthia | 27,877 |
| 2 | Upper Austria | 27,020 |
| 3 | Styria | 26,234 |
| 4 | Burgenland | 25,828 |
| 5 | Tyrol | 25,760 |
| 6 | Lower Austria | 25,509 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 24,880 |
Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % (2024)
Burgenland ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burgenland | 14.0% |
| 2 | Lower Austria | 12.3% |
| 3 | Carinthia | 11.2% |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 11.2% |
| 5 | Vienna | 11.1% |
| 6 | Styria | 10.9% |
| 7 | Tyrol | 9.3% |
Caesarean section rate (% of births) (2024)
Burgenland ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Caesarean section rate (% of births) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Carinthia | 33.7% |
| 3 | Tyrol | 33.5% |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 33.1% |
| 5 | Burgenland | 33.0% |
| 6 | Vienna | 32.8% |
| 7 | Upper Austria | 29.1% |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 28.6% |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Burgenland ranks 2 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Austria | 1,047.2 |
| 2 | Burgenland | 1,024.4 |
| 3 | Vienna | 1,015.5 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 987.1 |
| 5 | Styria | 953.5 |
| 6 | Carinthia | 952.9 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 914.8 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Burgenland ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 228.2 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 221.3 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | 218.2 |
| 6 | Burgenland | 215.0 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 200.1 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 195.9 |
| 9 | Tyrol | 195.6 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Burgenland ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burgenland | 390.4 |
| 2 | Lower Austria | 356.3 |
| 3 | Vienna | 338.6 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 338.3 |
| 5 | Styria | 331.8 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 325.8 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 297.8 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Burgenland ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 56.9 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 55.7 |
| 5 | Salzburg | 55.6 |
| 6 | Lower Austria | 55.3 |
| 7 | Carinthia | 54.2 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 50.5 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 40.8 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Burgenland ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lower Austria | 15.6 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 14.8 |
| 5 | Tyrol | 14.3 |
| 6 | Salzburg | 14.2 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 13.0 |
| 8 | Vienna | 9.7 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 8.2 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Burgenland ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyrol | 64.2 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 61.5 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | 61.0 |
| 6 | Styria | 56.1 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 48.5 |
| 8 | Vienna | 48.4 |
| 9 | Burgenland | 48.3 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Burgenland ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 2.8 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 2.7 |
| 5 | Vorarlberg | 2.1 |
| 6 | Burgenland | 2.1 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 1.8 |
| 8 | Salzburg | 1.8 |
| 9 | Carinthia | 0.5 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Burgenland ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 723 |
| 4 | Vienna | 654 |
| 5 | Lower Austria | 636 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 621 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 601 |
| 8 | Burgenland | 555 |
| 9 | Vorarlberg | 484 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2025)
Burgenland ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Salzburg | 646 |
| 3 | Tyrol | 626 |
| 4 | Styria | 556 |
| 5 | Burgenland | 532 |
| 6 | Carinthia | 531 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 512 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 467 |
Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 (2021)
Burgenland ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyrol | 23,277 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 22,872 |
| 5 | Styria | 22,035 |
| 6 | Vienna | 19,981 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 18,039 |
| 8 | Burgenland | 17,286 |
| 9 | Lower Austria | 16,966 |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Burgenland ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carinthia | 53 |
| 2 | Styria | 50 |
| 3 | Burgenland | 50 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 49 |
| 5 | Salzburg | 49 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 47 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 41 |
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