Health in Splitsko-dalmatinska županija (Jadranska Hrvatska, Croatia): official figures

Family doctors in Split-Dalmatia County had 435,232 insured people on their lists in 2024 and recorded 5,807,582 visits, or 13.3 visits per insured person (9th lowest of the 21 counties; Croatia 13.4).

How often do GPs refer patients to specialists in Split-Dalmatia County?

GPs in Split-Dalmatia County wrote 607,700 referrals to specialists in 2024, 140 per 100 insured patients.

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

How many babies were born in Split-Dalmatia County in 2024?

With 3,820 babies born alive and 4,921 deaths in 2024, Split-Dalmatia County had 77.6 births for every 100 deaths, 3rd highest of the 21 counties.

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

How common is tuberculosis in Split-Dalmatia County?

Split-Dalmatia County registered 18 tuberculosis cases in 2024, 4.2 per 100,000 people, compared with 20 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 Split-Dalmatia County?

In 2024, 85.3% of children due their first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in Split-Dalmatia County received it and 81.8% 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 Split-Dalmatia County?

843 residents of Split-Dalmatia County were treated for drug use in 2024, 313.6 per 100,000 people aged 15 to 64 (5th highest of the 21 counties), of whom 633 were treated for opioids.

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

How Splitsko-dalmatinska županija compares with other counties in Croatia

Family doctor visits per insured person (2024)

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Family doctor visits per insured person
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
16	Brodsko-posavska županija	12.7

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

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

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ranks 3 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)

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ranks 19 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people
15	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	6.0
16	Varaždinska županija	5.7
17	Grad Zagreb	5.6
18	Zadarska županija	5.5
19	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	4.2
20	Požeško-slavonska županija	3.3
21	Virovitičko-podravska županija	3.0

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

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

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ranks 18 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)

Splitsko-dalmatinska županija ranks 5 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	People treated for drug use per 100,000 aged 15-64
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
8	Osječko-baranjska županija	203.4

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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