Health in Styria, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 82.4 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); 4th highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Styria?
7,147 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Styria in 2024, against 6,432 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Styria?
Styria had 6,973 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 2,064 general practitioners (162.3 per 100,000, the highest of 9) and 3,790 specialists (298.0 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Styria?
Residents of Styria accounted for 333,293 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 26,234 per 100,000 people (3rd highest of 9), with an average stay of 8.7 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Styria?
38.2% of babies in Styria were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 12.5% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Styria?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 953.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, against 982.1 for Austria as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 5th 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 Styria?
Cancer killed 228.2 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 221.2 for Austria as a whole and 233.1 across the EU; 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 242.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Styria?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 331.8 per 100,000 in 2023, against 333.4 for Austria as a whole and 312.9 across the EU; 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 428.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Styria?
Respiratory diseases caused 56.9 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 57.7 for Austria as a whole and 75.2 across the EU; 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 49.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Styria?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 16.0 per 100,000 in 2023, against 14.0 for Austria as a whole and 10.4 across the EU; 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 18.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Styria?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 56.1 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 58.7 for Austria as a whole and 49.4 across the EU; 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 54.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Styria?
The infant mortality rate was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024 (Austria: 3.1; EU: 3.5); 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 2.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Styria have?
There were 723 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024 (Austria: 655); 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Styria?
Styria had 556 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2025, against 577 for Austria as a whole; 4th highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Styria?
Hospitals discharged 22,035 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, against 20,917 for Austria as a whole; 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 28,071.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Styria?
Road accidents killed 50 people per million residents in 2024 (Austria: 38); 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 70.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Styria?
Women in Styria could expect to live to 84.8 and men to 79.9 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.9 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Styria?
People who reached 65 could expect 20.5 more years of life in 2024 (Austria: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Adjusted for age, Styria recorded 504.4 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, 5th highest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 687 practising dentists in Styria in 2024, 54.0 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 10.9% of the 4,891 young men from Styria examined for military service (born 2006) were obese and a further 20.6% overweight, against 11.0% obese nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Styria compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Styria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Salzburg | 484.5 |
Practising general practitioners per 100,000 population (2024)
Styria ranks 1 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)
Styria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Practising dentists per 100,000 population |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Upper Austria | 46.2 |
Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) (2024)
Styria ranks 3 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)
Styria ranks 6 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)
Styria ranks 1 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)
Styria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 862.6 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Styria ranks 3 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)
Styria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 278.6 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Styria ranks 3 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna | 66.3 |
| 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 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Styria ranks 2 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)
Styria ranks 6 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)
Styria ranks 3 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)
Styria ranks 3 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)
Styria ranks 4 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)
Styria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Burgenland | 17,286 |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Styria ranks 2 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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