Health in Vienna, Austria: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 81.2 years in 2024 (82.1 for Austria); the lowest of 9 states in Austria.
How many people get cancer in Vienna?
8,193 new cancer cases were registered among residents of Vienna in 2024, against 7,713 in 2014.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Vienna?
Vienna had 14,532 practising doctors at the end of 2024, including 3,269 general practitioners (161.2 per 100,000, 2nd highest of 9) and 8,508 specialists (419.5 per 100,000).
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyHow many hospital stays are there in Vienna?
Residents of Vienna accounted for 427,809 inpatient hospital stays in 2024, 21,207 per 100,000 people (the lowest of 9), with an average stay of 11 days.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the caesarean rate in Vienna?
32.8% of babies in Vienna were delivered by caesarean section in 2024, up from 13.5% in 1995.
Source: Statistik Austria · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Vienna?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 1,015.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 982.1 nationally and 1,073.4 in the EU; 3rd 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 Vienna?
The age-standardised cancer death rate was 231.0 per 100,000 in 2023 (Austria: 221.2; EU: 233.1); the highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 265.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Vienna?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 338.6 per 100,000 in 2023 (Austria: 333.4; EU: 312.9); 3rd highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 467.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Vienna?
Respiratory diseases caused 66.3 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 57.7; EU: 75.2); the highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 50.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Vienna?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 9.7 per 100,000 in 2023 (Austria: 14.0; EU: 10.4); 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 12.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Vienna?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 48.4 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Austria: 58.7; EU: 49.4); 2nd lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2015 it was 45.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Vienna?
The infant mortality rate was 5.0 per 1,000 live births in 2024, compared with 3.1 nationally and 3.5 in the EU; the highest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 4.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Vienna have?
Hospitals in Vienna had 654 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024, compared with 655 nationally; 4th highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Vienna?
There were 733 doctors per 100,000 people in 2025, against 577 for Austria as a whole; the highest of 9 states in Austria.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Vienna?
Hospitals discharged 19,981 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 20,917 nationally; 4th lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2012 it was 26,651.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Vienna?
There were 10 road deaths per million people in 2024, compared with 38 nationally; the lowest of 9 states in Austria. In 2014 it was 12.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Vienna?
Women in Vienna could expect to live to 83.2 and men to 78.9 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 4.3 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Vienna?
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, Vienna recorded 448.1 new cancer cases per 100,000 people in 2024, the lowest of 9 Länder (Austria: 500.8). Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- There were 1,681 practising dentists in Vienna in 2024, 82.9 per 100,000 people against 59.8 nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
- 11.1% of the 6,182 young men from Vienna examined for military service (born 2006) were obese and a further 22.0% overweight, against 11.0% obese nationally. Source: Statistik Austria · saved copy
How Vienna compares with other states
New cancer cases per 100,000 (age-standardised, European standard population 2013) (2024)
Vienna ranks 9 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)
Vienna ranks 2 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)
Vienna ranks 1 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)
Vienna ranks 9 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)
Vienna ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Obesity among 18-year-old male conscripts (born 2006), % |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Vorarlberg | 9.0% |
Caesarean section rate (% of births) (2024)
Vienna ranks 6 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)
Vienna ranks 3 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)
Vienna ranks 1 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)
Vienna ranks 3 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)
Vienna ranks 1 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)
Vienna ranks 8 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)
Vienna ranks 8 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)
Vienna ranks 1 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)
Vienna ranks 4 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)
Vienna ranks 1 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)
Vienna ranks 6 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)
Vienna ranks 9 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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