Health in Salzburg, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 83 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Salzburg?
2,937 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Salzburg in 2024, against 2,564 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Salzburg?
Salzburg had 3,672 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 877 general practitioners (153.1 per 100,000, 3rd highest of 9) and 2,110 specialists (368.3 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Salzburg?
Residents of Salzburg accounted for 142,327 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 24,880 per 100,000 people (3rd lowest of 9), with an average stay of 7.6 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Salzburg?
27.8% of babies in Salzburg were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 11.7% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Salzburg?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 914.8 per 100,000 people in 2021, against 982.1 for Austria as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 3rd lowest 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 Salzburg?
Cancer killed 200.1 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 221.2; EU: 233.1); 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 213.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Salzburg?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 277.9 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 333.4; EU: 312.9); the lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 363.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Salzburg?
Respiratory diseases caused 55.6 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 57.7; EU: 75.2); 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 52.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Salzburg?
In 2023, 14.2 people per 100,000 took their own life (age-standardised) (Austria: 14.0; EU: 10.4); 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 14.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Salzburg?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 68.0 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 58.7; EU: 49.4); the highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 61.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Salzburg?
The infant mortality rate was 1.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024, against 3.1 for Austria as a whole and 3.5 across the EU; 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 2.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Salzburg have?
There were 793 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024, against 655 for Austria as a whole; the highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Salzburg?
There were 646 doctors per 100,000 people in 2025, compared with 577 nationally; 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Salzburg?
Hospitals discharged 25,719 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, against 20,917 for Austria as a whole; the highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 33,937.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Salzburg?
Road accidents killed 49 people per million residents in 2024, against 38 for Austria as a whole; 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 50.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Salzburg?
Women in Salzburg could expect to live to 85.3 and men to 80.5 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.8 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Salzburg?
People who reached 65 could expect 20.9 more years of life in 2024 (Austria: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Adjusted for age, Salzburg recorded 484.5 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, 2nd lowest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 379 practising dentists in Salzburg in 2024, 66.2 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 8.8% of the 2,266 young men from Salzburg examined for military service (born 2006) were obese and a further 20.9% overweight, against 11.0% obese nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Salzburg compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Salzburg ranks 8 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)
Salzburg ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Styria | 162.3 |
| 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 |
Practising dentists per 100,000 population (2024)
Salzburg ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising dentists per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 82.9 |
| 2 | Tyrol | 69.6 |
| 3 | Salzburg | 66.2 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 54.0 |
| 5 | Styria | 54.0 |
| 6 | Vorarlberg | 52.7 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 49.4 |
Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) (2024)
Salzburg ranks 7 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)
Salzburg ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Carinthia | 11.2% |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 11.2% |
| 5 | Vienna | 11.1% |
| 6 | Styria | 10.9% |
| 7 | Tyrol | 9.3% |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 9.0% |
| 9 | Salzburg | 8.8% |
Caesarean section rate (% of births) (2024)
Salzburg ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Caesarean section rate (% of births) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9 | Salzburg | 27.8% |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Salzburg ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vienna | 1,015.5 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 987.1 |
| 5 | Styria | 953.5 |
| 6 | Carinthia | 952.9 |
| 7 | Salzburg | 914.8 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 862.6 |
| 9 | Tyrol | 859.5 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Salzburg ranks 7 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)
Salzburg ranks 9 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vienna | 338.6 |
| 4 | Carinthia | 338.3 |
| 5 | Styria | 331.8 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 325.8 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 297.8 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 278.6 |
| 9 | Salzburg | 277.9 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Salzburg ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tyrol | 61.1 |
| 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 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Salzburg ranks 6 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)
Salzburg ranks 1 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)
Salzburg ranks 8 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)
Salzburg ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salzburg | 793 |
| 2 | Carinthia | 768 |
| 3 | Styria | 723 |
| 4 | Vienna | 654 |
| 5 | Lower Austria | 636 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 621 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 601 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2025)
Salzburg ranks 2 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 733 |
| 2 | Salzburg | 646 |
| 3 | Tyrol | 626 |
| 4 | Styria | 556 |
| 5 | Burgenland | 532 |
| 6 | Carinthia | 531 |
| 7 | Lower Austria | 512 |
Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 (2021)
Salzburg ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salzburg | 25,719 |
| 2 | Carinthia | 24,294 |
| 3 | Tyrol | 23,277 |
| 4 | Upper Austria | 22,872 |
| 5 | Styria | 22,035 |
| 6 | Vienna | 19,981 |
| 7 | Vorarlberg | 18,039 |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Salzburg ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Styria | 50 |
| 3 | Burgenland | 50 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 49 |
| 5 | Salzburg | 49 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 47 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 41 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 17 |
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