Health in Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija (Jadranska Hrvatska, Croatia): official figures

Family doctors in Dubrovnik-Neretva County had 118,356 insured people on their lists in 2024 and recorded 1,383,417 visits, or 11.7 visits per insured person (the lowest of the 21 counties; Croatia 13.4).

How often do GPs refer patients to specialists in Dubrovnik-Neretva County?

GPs in Dubrovnik-Neretva County wrote 143,220 referrals to specialists in 2024, 121 per 100 insured patients.

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

How many babies were born in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in 2024?

Dubrovnik-Neretva County recorded 1,034 live births and 1,316 deaths in 2024, a natural change of -282 and a vital index of 78.6 births per 100 deaths (2nd highest of the 21 counties).

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

How common is tuberculosis in Dubrovnik-Neretva County?

Dubrovnik-Neretva County registered 7 tuberculosis cases in 2024, 6.0 per 100,000 people, compared with 4 cases (3.5 per 100,000) in 2023; the national rate was 7.3.

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

What is the vaccination rate in Dubrovnik-Neretva County?

In 2024, 82.0% of children due their first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in Dubrovnik-Neretva County received it and 82.1% received their first measles-mumps-rubella dose (national coverage 92.3% and 90.0%).

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

How many people are treated for drug addiction in Dubrovnik-Neretva County?

213 residents of Dubrovnik-Neretva County were treated for drug use in 2024, 299.4 per 100,000 people aged 15 to 64 (6th highest of the 21 counties), of whom 178 were treated for opioids.

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

How Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija compares with other counties in Croatia

Family doctor visits per insured person (2024)

Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija ranks 21 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Family doctor visits per insured person
15	Požeško-slavonska županija	12.7
16	Brodsko-posavska županija	12.7
17	Zagrebačka županija	12.6
18	Istarska županija	12.5
19	Ličko-senjska županija	12.3
20	Zadarska županija	11.8
21	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	11.7

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

Live births per 100 deaths (vital index) (2024)

Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija ranks 2 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Live births per 100 deaths (vital index)
1	Grad Zagreb	79.5
2	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	78.6
3	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	77.6
4	Međimurska županija	76.2
5	Zagrebačka županija	73.6
6	Zadarska županija	71.3
7	Brodsko-posavska županija	59.2

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2024)

Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija ranks 14 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people
11	Zagrebačka županija	7.5
12	Ličko-senjska županija	7.0
13	Istarska županija	6.9
14	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	6.0
15	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	6.0
16	Varaždinska županija	5.7
17	Grad Zagreb	5.6

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

First-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination coverage (%) (2024)

Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija ranks 17 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	First-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination coverage (%)
14	Grad Zagreb	92.8%
15	Zadarska županija	85.0%
16	Osječko-baranjska županija	84.7%
17	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	82.1%
18	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	81.8%
19	Požeško-slavonska županija	81.2%
20	Primorsko-goranska županija	80.9%

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

People treated for drug use per 100,000 aged 15-64 (2024)

Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija ranks 6 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	People treated for drug use per 100,000 aged 15-64
3	Šibensko-kninska županija	427.4
4	Primorsko-goranska županija	348.7
5	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	313.6
6	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	299.4
7	Grad Zagreb	296.4
8	Osječko-baranjska županija	203.4
9	Međimurska županija	186.9

Source: Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health) · saved copy

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Sources

Hrvatski zavod za javno zdravstvo (Croatian Institute of Public Health): Hrvatski zdravstveno-statistički ljetopis za 2024. godinu (Croatian Health Statistics Yearbook 2024), county tables, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6901877c3b6f…)

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