Health in Tyrol, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 83.3 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); the highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Tyrol?
4,073 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Tyrol in 2024, against 3,854 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Tyrol?
Tyrol had 4,801 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 970 general practitioners (124.7 per 100,000, 3rd lowest of 9) and 2,775 specialists (356.8 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Tyrol?
Residents of Tyrol accounted for 200,059 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 25,760 per 100,000 people (5th highest of 9), with an average stay of 6.9 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Tyrol?
33.5% of babies in Tyrol were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 14.3% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Tyrol?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 859.5 per 100,000 people in 2021 (Austria: 982.1; EU: 1,073.4); the 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 Tyrol?
Cancer killed 195.6 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 221.2; EU: 233.1); the lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 233.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Tyrol?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 297.8 per 100,000 in 2023 (Austria: 333.4; EU: 312.9); 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 378.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Tyrol?
Respiratory diseases caused 61.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 57.7; EU: 75.2); 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 62.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Tyrol?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 14.3 per 100,000 in 2023 (Austria: 14.0; EU: 10.4); 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 13.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Tyrol?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 64.2 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 58.7; EU: 49.4); 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 57.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Tyrol?
1.8 babies in every 1,000 born alive died before their first birthday in 2024, compared with 3.1 nationally and 3.5 in the EU; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 2.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Tyrol have?
Hospitals in Tyrol had 601 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024, compared with 655 nationally; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Tyrol?
Tyrol had 626 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2025, against 577 for Austria as a whole; 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Tyrol?
Hospitals discharged 23,277 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021 (Austria: 20,917); 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 28,843.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Tyrol?
Road accidents killed 41 people per million residents in 2024, compared with 38 nationally; 3rd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 41.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Tyrol?
Women in Tyrol could expect to live to 85.6 and men to 81.0 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.6 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Tyrol?
People who reached 65 could expect 21.1 more years of life in 2024 (Austria: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Adjusted for age, Tyrol recorded 504.4 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, 4th lowest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 541 practising dentists in Tyrol in 2024, 69.6 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 9.3% of the 3,289 young men from Tyrol examined for military service (born 2006) were obese and a further 20.3% overweight, against 11.0% obese nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Tyrol compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Tyrol ranks 6 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)
Tyrol ranks 7 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)
Tyrol ranks 2 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)
Tyrol ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Inpatient hospital stays per 100,000 population (by province of residence) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 24,153 |
Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % (2024)
Tyrol ranks 7 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)
Tyrol ranks 3 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)
Tyrol ranks 9 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)
Tyrol ranks 9 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)
Tyrol ranks 7 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)
Tyrol ranks 2 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)
Tyrol ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Vienna | 9.7 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Tyrol ranks 3 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)
Tyrol ranks 7 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)
Tyrol ranks 7 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)
Tyrol ranks 3 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)
Tyrol ranks 3 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)
Tyrol ranks 7 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Burgenland | 50 |
| 4 | Lower Austria | 49 |
| 5 | Salzburg | 49 |
| 6 | Upper Austria | 47 |
| 7 | Tyrol | 41 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 17 |
| 9 | Vienna | 10 |
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