Health in Hlavní město Praha (Praha, Czechia): official figures
Prague had 310 pharmacies in 2024, 2.22 per 10,000 residents (7th lowest of 14), down from 324 in 2017.
How many GPs are there in Prague?
There were 579 independent GP surgeries for adults in Prague in 2024, 4.90 per 10,000 adults (7th lowest of 14; Czechia 4.80), plus 205 paediatric GP surgeries.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Prague?
Prague had 7.23 independent dental surgeries per 10,000 residents in 2024 (1,011 in total), against 4.82 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in Prague?
23 acute-care hospitals in Prague treated 304,372 inpatient cases in 2024, 217.7 per 1,000 residents (the highest of 14), with an average stay of 5.74 days (Czechia 5.51).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many nurses work in hospitals in Prague?
Acute hospitals in Prague employed 1.81 general nurses per doctor (full-time equivalents) in 2024; the Czech ratio was 1.97.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow much do doctors earn in Prague?
Hospital doctors in Prague earned an average of CZK 125,885 a month in 2024 and general nurses and midwives CZK 70,295, compared with CZK 124,775 and CZK 62,410 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the cancer rate in Prague?
Prague recorded 552.2 new cancer cases per 100,000 residents in 2023 (the lowest of 14), compared with 582.7 in 2019 and 599.8 for Czechia in 2023.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow much is spent on health care in Prague?
Health insurers spent CZK 42,025 per resident of Prague on health care in 2023, lower than the Czech figure of CZK 42,893.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Hlavní město Praha compares with other regions in Czechia
Pharmacies per 10,000 residents (2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacies per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | 2.50 |
| 6 | Karlovarský kraj | 2.39 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 2.26 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 2.22 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 2.20 |
| 10 | Kraj Vysočina | 2.18 |
| 11 | Jihočeský kraj | 2.16 |
Independent GP surgeries for adults per 10,000 adults (2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 8 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Independent GP surgeries for adults per 10,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Královéhradecký kraj | 5.04 |
| 6 | Jihočeský kraj | 4.96 |
| 7 | Liberecký kraj | 4.95 |
| 8 | Hlavní město Praha | 4.90 |
| 9 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 4.72 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | 4.65 |
| 11 | Pardubický kraj | 4.60 |
Acute hospital admissions per 1,000 residents (2024)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 1 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Acute hospital admissions per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 217.7 |
| 2 | Olomoucký kraj | 191.7 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 182.9 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 180.8 |
| 5 | Jihočeský kraj | 170.9 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 165.3 |
| 7 | Královéhradecký kraj | 163.9 |
New cancer cases per 100,000 residents (2023)
Hlavní město Praha ranks 14 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New cancer cases per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jihočeský kraj | 592.9 |
| 9 | Pardubický kraj | 592.2 |
| 10 | Jihomoravský kraj | 577.9 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | 577.9 |
| 12 | Karlovarský kraj | 577.4 |
| 13 | Středočeský kraj | 557.4 |
| 14 | Hlavní město Praha | 552.2 |
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Sources
- Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ): Comparison of Regions in the Czech Republic 2025 (Srovnání krajů v České republice 2025), all tables in XLSX, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 efb6d3c5e32a…)
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