Health in Šibensko-kninska županija (Jadranska Hrvatska, Croatia): official figures

Family doctors in Šibenik-Knin County had 95,551 insured people on their lists in 2024 and recorded 1,294,544 visits, or 13.5 visits per insured person (10th lowest of the 21 counties; Croatia 13.4).

How often do GPs refer patients to specialists in Šibenik-Knin County?

GPs in Šibenik-Knin County wrote 152,884 referrals to specialists in 2024, 160 per 100 insured patients.

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

How many babies were born in Šibenik-Knin County in 2024?

With 767 babies born alive and 1,437 deaths in 2024, Šibenik-Knin County had 53.4 births for every 100 deaths, 7th lowest of the 21 counties.

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

How common is tuberculosis in Šibenik-Knin County?

Šibenik-Knin County registered 8 tuberculosis cases in 2024, 8.4 per 100,000 people, compared with 5 cases (5.2 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 Šibenik-Knin County?

In 2024, 96.4% of children due their first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in Šibenik-Knin County received it and 93.7% 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 Šibenik-Knin County?

242 residents of Šibenik-Knin County were treated for drug use in 2024, 427.4 per 100,000 people aged 15 to 64 (3rd highest of the 21 counties), of whom 213 were treated for opioids.

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

How Šibensko-kninska županija compares with other counties in Croatia

Family doctor visits per insured person (2024)

Šibensko-kninska županija ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Family doctor visits per insured person
9	Virovitičko-podravska županija	13.9
10	Primorsko-goranska županija	13.8
11	Varaždinska županija	13.6
12	Šibensko-kninska županija	13.5
13	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	13.3
14	Grad Zagreb	12.8
15	Požeško-slavonska županija	12.7

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

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

Šibensko-kninska županija ranks 15 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Live births per 100 deaths (vital index)
12	Varaždinska županija	55.4
13	Krapinsko-zagorska županija	54.0
14	Osječko-baranjska županija	54.0
15	Šibensko-kninska županija	53.4
16	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija	53.1
17	Virovitičko-podravska županija	47.0
18	Karlovačka županija	45.8

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

Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2024)

Šibensko-kninska županija ranks 9 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people
6	Primorsko-goranska županija	9.4
7	Osječko-baranjska županija	8.8
8	Krapinsko-zagorska županija	8.4
9	Šibensko-kninska županija	8.4
10	Karlovačka županija	8.2
11	Zagrebačka županija	7.5
12	Ličko-senjska županija	7.0

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

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

Šibensko-kninska županija ranks 10 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	First-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination coverage (%)
7	Međimurska županija	95.0%
8	Brodsko-posavska županija	94.9%
9	Istarska županija	94.5%
10	Šibensko-kninska županija	93.7%
11	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	93.7%
12	Zagrebačka županija	93.6%
13	Varaždinska županija	93.2%

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)

Šibensko-kninska županija ranks 3 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	People treated for drug use per 100,000 aged 15-64
1	Zadarska županija	544.1
2	Istarska županija	525.0
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

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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