Health in Varaždinska županija (Sjeverna Hrvatska, Croatia): official figures

Family doctors in Varaždin County had 158,123 insured people on their lists in 2024 and recorded 2,152,236 visits, or 13.6 visits per insured person (11th highest of the 21 counties; Croatia 13.4).

How often do GPs refer patients to specialists in Varaždin County?

GPs in Varaždin County wrote 183,525 referrals to specialists in 2024, 116 per 100 insured patients.

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

How many babies were born in Varaždin County in 2024?

Varaždin County recorded 1,181 live births and 2,131 deaths in 2024, a natural change of -950 and a vital index of 55.4 births per 100 deaths (10th lowest of the 21 counties).

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

How common is tuberculosis in Varaždin County?

Varaždin County registered 9 tuberculosis cases in 2024, 5.7 per 100,000 people, compared with 17 cases (10.7 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 Varaždin County?

In 2024, 93.0% of children due their first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in Varaždin County received it and 93.2% 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 Varaždin County?

159 residents of Varaždin County were treated for drug use in 2024, 153.8 per 100,000 people aged 15 to 64 (10th highest of the 21 counties), of whom 137 were treated for opioids.

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

How Varaždinska županija compares with other counties in Croatia

Family doctor visits per insured person (2024)

Varaždinska županija ranks 11 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Family doctor visits per insured person
8	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	14.0
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

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

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

Varaždinska županija ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Live births per 100 deaths (vital index)
9	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	57.5
10	Požeško-slavonska županija	56.1
11	Istarska županija	56.0
12	Varaždinska županija	55.4
13	Krapinsko-zagorska županija	54.0
14	Osječko-baranjska županija	54.0
15	Šibensko-kninska županija	53.4

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

Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2024)

Varaždinska županija ranks 16 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people
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
18	Zadarska županija	5.5
19	Splitsko-dalmatinska županija	4.2

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

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

Varaždinska županija ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	First-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination coverage (%)
10	Šibensko-kninska županija	93.7%
11	Sisačko-moslavačka županija	93.7%
12	Zagrebačka županija	93.6%
13	Varaždinska županija	93.2%
14	Grad Zagreb	92.8%
15	Zadarska županija	85.0%
16	Osječko-baranjska županija	84.7%

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)

Varaždinska županija ranks 10 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	People treated for drug use per 100,000 aged 15-64
7	Grad Zagreb	296.4
8	Osječko-baranjska županija	203.4
9	Međimurska županija	186.9
10	Varaždinska županija	153.8
11	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija	140.8
12	Brodsko-posavska županija	135.7
13	Zagrebačka županija	125.2

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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