Health in Ostrava, Czechia: official figures
The infant mortality rate was 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022.
What is the death rate in Ostrava?
There were 13.2 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2022 and 9.5 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Ostrava?
Of 3,679 deaths in Ostrava in 2022, 704 (19%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Ostrava?
9 people were killed in road accidents in Ostrava in 2017.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 78% of residents of Ostrava were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Ostrava compares with other cities in Czechia
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2022)
Ostrava ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 4.1 |
| 2 | Plzen | 2.4 |
| 3 | Brno | 2.2 |
| 4 | Olomouc | 1.9 |
| 5 | Praha | 1.4 |
| 6 | Liberec | 1.1 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2022)
Ostrava ranks 1 of 6, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ostrava | 13.2 |
| 2 | Brno | 11.7 |
| 3 | Plzen | 11.7 |
| 4 | Olomouc | 11.6 |
| 5 | Liberec | 11.2 |
| 6 | Praha | 10.0 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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