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

Family doctors in Zagreb County had 300,084 insured people on their lists in 2024 and recorded 3,779,046 visits, or 12.6 visits per insured person (5th lowest of the 21 counties; Croatia 13.4).

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

GPs in Zagreb County wrote 351,723 referrals to specialists in 2024, 117 per 100 insured patients.

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

How many babies were born in Zagreb County in 2024?

Zagreb County recorded 2,652 live births and 3,603 deaths in 2024, a natural change of -951 and a vital index of 73.6 births per 100 deaths (5th highest of the 21 counties).

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

How common is tuberculosis in Zagreb County?

Zagreb County registered 23 tuberculosis cases in 2024, 7.5 per 100,000 people, compared with 18 cases (5.9 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 Zagreb County?

In 2024, 94.8% of children due their first diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccination in Zagreb County received it and 93.6% 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 Zagreb County?

243 residents of Zagreb County were treated for drug use in 2024, 125.2 per 100,000 people aged 15 to 64 (9th lowest of the 21 counties), of whom 138 were treated for opioids.

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

How Zagrebačka županija compares with other counties in Croatia

Family doctor visits per insured person (2024)

Zagrebačka županija ranks 17 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Family doctor visits per insured person
14	Grad Zagreb	12.8
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

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

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

Zagrebačka županija ranks 5 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Live births per 100 deaths (vital index)
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
8	Bjelovarsko-bilogorska županija	58.6

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

Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2024)

Zagrebačka županija ranks 11 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	Tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people
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
13	Istarska županija	6.9
14	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija	6.0

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

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

Zagrebačka županija ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	First-dose measles-mumps-rubella vaccination coverage (%)
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%
14	Grad Zagreb	92.8%
15	Zadarska županija	85.0%

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)

Zagrebačka županija ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Area	People treated for drug use per 100,000 aged 15-64
10	Varaždinska županija	153.8
11	Vukovarsko-srijemska županija	140.8
12	Brodsko-posavska županija	135.7
13	Zagrebačka županija	125.2
14	Virovitičko-podravska županija	83.3
15	Koprivničko-križevačka županija	76.2
16	Karlovačka županija	75.8

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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