Health in Upper Austria, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 82.4 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); 5th highest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Upper Austria?
8,585 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Upper Austria in 2024, against 6,032 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Upper Austria?
Upper Austria had 6,980 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 1,800 general practitioners (117.2 per 100,000, 2nd lowest of 9) and 3,775 specialists (245.8 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Upper Austria?
Residents of Upper Austria accounted for 414,274 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 27,020 per 100,000 people (2nd highest of 9), with an average stay of 7.4 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Upper Austria?
29.1% of babies in Upper Austria were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 11.0% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Upper Austria?
Adjusting for age, 987.1 people per 100,000 died in 2021, against 982.1 for Austria as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 4th 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 Upper Austria?
The age-standardised cancer death rate was 218.2 per 100,000 in 2023 (Austria: 221.2; EU: 233.1); 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 226.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Upper Austria?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 325.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 333.4; EU: 312.9); 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 434.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Upper Austria?
Respiratory diseases caused 55.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 57.7; EU: 75.2); 4th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 62.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Upper Austria?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 14.8 per 100,000 in 2023 (Austria: 14.0; EU: 10.4); 4th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 11.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Upper Austria?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 61.0 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 58.7; EU: 49.4); 5th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 53.8.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Upper Austria?
The infant mortality rate was 3.0 per 1,000 live births in 2024 (Austria: 3.1; EU: 3.5); 2nd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 2.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Upper Austria have?
There were 621 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024 (Austria: 655); 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Upper Austria?
Upper Austria had 466 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2025, against 577 for Austria as a whole; the lowest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Upper Austria?
Hospitals discharged 22,872 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, against 20,917 for Austria as a whole; 4th highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 29,218.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Upper Austria?
There were 47 road deaths per million people in 2024 (Austria: 38); 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 52.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Upper Austria?
Women in Upper Austria could expect to live to 84.5 and men to 80.2 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.3 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Upper Austria?
People who reached 65 could expect 20.4 more years of life in 2024 (Austria: 20.3).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Adjusted for age, Upper Austria recorded 534.8 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, 2nd highest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 709 practising dentists in Upper Austria in 2024, 46.2 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 11.2% of the 6,583 young men from Upper Austria 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 Upper Austria compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Upper Austria ranks 2 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)
Upper Austria ranks 8 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)
Upper Austria ranks 8 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)
Upper Austria ranks 2 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)
Upper Austria ranks 4 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)
Upper Austria ranks 7 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)
Upper Austria ranks 4 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)
Upper Austria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 195.9 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Upper Austria ranks 6 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)
Upper Austria ranks 4 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)
Upper Austria ranks 4 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)
Upper Austria ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Vienna | 48.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Upper Austria ranks 2 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)
Upper Austria ranks 6 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)
Upper Austria ranks 9 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)
Upper Austria ranks 4 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)
Upper Austria ranks 6 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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