Health in Ličko-senjska županija (Jadranska Hrvatska, Croatia): official figures

Family doctors in Lika-Senj County had 41,291 insured people on their lists in 2024 and recorded 509,920 visits, or 12.3 visits per insured person (3rd lowest of the 21 counties; Croatia 13.4).

How often do GPs refer patients to specialists in Lika-Senj County?

GPs in Lika-Senj County wrote 45,358 referrals to specialists in 2024, 110 per 100 insured patients.

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

How many babies were born in Lika-Senj County in 2024?

Lika-Senj County recorded 346 live births and 785 deaths in 2024, a natural change of -439 and a vital index of 44.1 births per 100 deaths (the lowest of the 21 counties).

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

How common is tuberculosis in Lika-Senj County?

Lika-Senj County registered 3 tuberculosis cases in 2024, 7.0 per 100,000 people, compared with 2 cases (4.7 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 Lika-Senj County?

In 2024, 85.3% of children due their first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in Lika-Senj County received it and 80.2% 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 Lika-Senj County?

8 residents of Lika-Senj County were treated for drug use in 2024, 30.8 per 100,000 people aged 15 to 64 (the lowest of the 21 counties), of whom 3 were treated for opioids.

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

How Ličko-senjska županija compares with other counties in Croatia

Family doctor visits per insured person (2024)

Ličko-senjska županija ranks 19 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)

Ličko-senjska županija ranks 21 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Live births per 100 deaths (vital index)
15	Šibensko-kninska županija	53.4
16	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija	53.1
17	Virovitičko-podravska županija	47.0
18	Karlovačka županija	45.8
19	Primorsko-goranska županija	45.6
20	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	44.3
21	Ličko-senjska županija	44.1

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

Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2024)

Ličko-senjska županija ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people
9	Šibensko-kninska županija	8.4
10	Karlovačka županija	8.2
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

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

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

Ličko-senjska županija ranks 21 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	First-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination coverage (%)
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%
21	Ličko-senjska županija	80.2%

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)

Ličko-senjska županija ranks 21 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	People treated for drug use per 100,000 aged 15-64
15	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	76.2
16	Karlovačka županija	75.8
17	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	64.4
18	Požeško-slavonska županija	54.7
19	Krapinsko-zagorska županija	52.8
20	Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija	31.0
21	Ličko-senjska županija	30.8

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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