Health in Lower Austria, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 81.8 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); 8th highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Lower Austria?
9,770 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Lower Austria in 2024, against 8,509 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Lower Austria?
Lower Austria had 8,660 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 2,391 general practitioners (138.4 per 100,000, 4th lowest of 9) and 4,812 specialists (278.6 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Lower Austria?
Residents of Lower Austria accounted for 440,204 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 25,509 per 100,000 people (4th lowest of 9), with an average stay of 8 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Lower Austria?
33.1% of babies in Lower Austria were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 12.1% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Lower Austria?
Adjusting for age, 1,047.2 people per 100,000 died in 2021, compared with 982.1 nationally and 1,073.4 in the EU; the 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 Lower Austria?
Cancer killed 229.8 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 221.2 for Austria as a whole and 233.1 across the EU; 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 253.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Lower Austria?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 356.3 per 100,000 in 2023, against 333.4 for Austria as a whole and 312.9 across the EU; 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 454.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Lower Austria?
Respiratory diseases caused 55.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 57.7 for Austria as a whole and 75.2 across the EU; 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 52.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Lower Austria?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 15.6 per 100,000 in 2023, against 14.0 for Austria as a whole and 10.4 across the EU; 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 14.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Lower Austria?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 61.5 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 58.7 for Austria as a whole and 49.4 across the EU; 4th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 53.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Lower Austria?
The infant mortality rate was 2.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024 (Austria: 3.1; EU: 3.5); 4th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 3.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Lower Austria have?
Hospitals in Lower Austria had 636 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024 (Austria: 655); 5th highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Lower Austria?
Lower Austria had 512 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2025, against 577 for Austria as a whole; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Lower Austria?
Hospitals discharged 16,966 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 20,917 nationally; the lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 22,474.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Lower Austria?
Road accidents killed 49 people per million residents in 2024 (Austria: 38); 4th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 74.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Lower Austria?
Women in Lower Austria could expect to live to 84.0 and men to 79.6 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.4 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Lower Austria?
People who reached 65 could expect 19.9 more years of life in 2024 (Austria: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Adjusted for age, Lower Austria recorded 506.2 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, 4th highest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 854 practising dentists in Lower Austria in 2024, 49.4 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 12.3% of the 7,884 young men from Lower Austria examined for military service (born 2006) were obese and a further 23.3% overweight, against 11.0% obese nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Lower Austria compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Lower Austria ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carinthia | 547.2 |
| 2 | Upper Austria | 534.8 |
| 3 | Vorarlberg | 513.4 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 506.2 |
| 5 | Styria | 504.4 |
| 6 | Tyrol | 504.4 |
| 7 | Burgenland | 500.5 |
Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population (2024)
Lower Austria ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Vorarlberg | 97.6 |
Practising dentists per 100,000 population (2024)
Lower Austria ranks 7 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)
Lower Austria ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Styria | 26,234 |
| 4 | Burgenland | 25,828 |
| 5 | Tyrol | 25,760 |
| 6 | Lower Austria | 25,509 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 24,880 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 24,153 |
| 9 | Vienna | 21,207 |
Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % (2024)
Lower Austria ranks 2 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)
Lower Austria ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Caesarean section rate (% of births) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Styria | 38.2% |
| 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% |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Lower Austria ranks 1 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)
Lower Austria ranks 2 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 231.0 |
| 2 | Lower Austria | 229.8 |
| 3 | Styria | 228.2 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 221.3 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | 218.2 |
| 6 | Burgenland | 215.0 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 200.1 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Lower Austria ranks 2 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)
Lower Austria ranks 6 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)
Lower Austria ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carinthia | 18.1 |
| 2 | Styria | 16.0 |
| 3 | Lower Austria | 15.6 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 14.8 |
| 5 | Tyrol | 14.3 |
| 6 | Salzburg | 14.2 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 13.0 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Lower Austria ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salzburg | 68.0 |
| 2 | Carinthia | 65.7 |
| 3 | Tyrol | 64.2 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 61.5 |
| 5 | Upper Austria | 61.0 |
| 6 | Styria | 56.1 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 48.5 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Lower Austria ranks 4 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 5.0 |
| 2 | Upper Austria | 3.0 |
| 3 | Styria | 2.8 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 2.7 |
| 5 | Vorarlberg | 2.1 |
| 6 | Burgenland | 2.1 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 1.8 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Lower Austria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Carinthia | 768 |
| 3 | Styria | 723 |
| 4 | Vienna | 654 |
| 5 | Lower Austria | 636 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 621 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 601 |
| 8 | Burgenland | 555 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2025)
Lower Austria ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tyrol | 626 |
| 4 | Styria | 556 |
| 5 | Burgenland | 532 |
| 6 | Carinthia | 531 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 512 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 467 |
| 9 | Upper Austria | 466 |
Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 (2021)
Lower Austria ranks 9 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)
Lower Austria ranks 4 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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