Health in Severozápad, Czechia: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 78.3 years in 2024 (80.1 for Czechia); the lowest of 8 regions in Czechia.
How many pharmacies are there in Severozápad?
The Northwest (Severozápad) had 236 pharmacies in 2024, 2.14 per 10,000 residents (2nd lowest of 8), down from 281 in 2017.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Severozápad?
There were 409 independent GP surgeries for adults in the Northwest (Severozápad) in 2024, 4.36 per 10,000 adults (2nd lowest of 8; Czechia 4.80), plus 177 paediatric GP surgeries.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Severozápad?
The Northwest (Severozápad) had 3.68 independent dental surgeries per 10,000 residents in 2024 (405 in total), against 4.82 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in Severozápad?
16 acute-care hospitals in the Northwest (Severozápad) treated 169,559 inpatient cases in 2024, 153.9 per 1,000 residents (3rd lowest of 8), with an average stay of 5.00 days (Czechia 5.51).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many nurses work in hospitals in Severozápad?
Acute hospitals in the Northwest (Severozápad) employed 2.21 general nurses per doctor (full-time equivalents) in 2024; the Czech ratio was 1.97.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Severozápad?
Adjusting for age, 1,691.8 people per 100,000 died in 2021, compared with 1,437.0 nationally and 1,073.4 in the EU; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Severozápad?
Cancer killed 285.9 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Czechia: 250.4; EU: 233.1); the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 308.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Severozápad?
The age-standardised death rate from heart attacks, strokes and other circulatory diseases was 515.5 per 100,000 in 2023 (Czechia: 463.8; EU: 312.9); 2nd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 724.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Severozápad?
Respiratory diseases caused 104.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Czechia: 85.8; EU: 75.2); the highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 91.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Severozápad?
In 2023, 11.2 people per 100,000 took their own life (age-standardised) (Czechia: 11.6; EU: 10.4); 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 14.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Severozápad?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 53.6 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Czechia: 51.7; EU: 49.4); 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 67.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Severozápad?
The infant mortality rate was 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2024, compared with 2.3 nationally and 3.5 in the EU; 2nd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was 3.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Severozápad have?
There were 622 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2023 (Czechia: 641); 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Severozápad?
Severozápad had 336 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2023 (Czechia: 422); 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Severozápad?
Hospitals discharged 14,008 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021, compared with 14,833 nationally; 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2012 it was 18,563.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Severozápad get medical care?
0.6% of people said they could not get a medical examination they needed in 2025 because it was too expensive, too far or the waiting list was too long, against 0.3% for Czechia as a whole; 2nd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Severozápad?
Road accidents killed 47 people per million residents in 2024, compared with 45 nationally; 4th highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was 69.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Severozápad?
Women in Severozápad could expect to live to 81.1 and men to 75.4 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 5.7 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Severozápad?
People who reached 65 could expect 17.6 more years of life in 2024 (Czechia: 18.9).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Severozápad compares with other statistical regions
Pharmacies per 10,000 residents (2024)
Severozápad ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pharmacies per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jihovýchod | 2.59 |
| 3 | Severovýchod | 2.49 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezsko | 2.26 |
| 5 | Praha | 2.22 |
| 6 | Jihozápad | 2.18 |
| 7 | Severozápad | 2.14 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 1.95 |
Independent GP surgeries for adults per 10,000 adults (2024)
Severozápad ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Independent GP surgeries for adults per 10,000 adults |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jihovýchod | 5.16 |
| 3 | Praha | 4.90 |
| 4 | Severovýchod | 4.86 |
| 5 | Jihozápad | 4.81 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezsko | 4.72 |
| 7 | Severozápad | 4.36 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 4.14 |
Acute hospital admissions per 1,000 residents (2024)
Severozápad ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Acute hospital admissions per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Moravskoslezsko | 180.8 |
| 3 | Jihovýchod | 177.6 |
| 4 | Střední Morava | 173.2 |
| 5 | Jihozápad | 161.3 |
| 6 | Severozápad | 153.9 |
| 7 | Severovýchod | 149.3 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 113.2 |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Severozápad ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozápad | 1,691.8 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezsko | 1,568.1 |
| 3 | Střední Čechy | 1,450.3 |
| 4 | Severovýchod | 1,439.8 |
| 5 | Jihozápad | 1,429.2 |
| 6 | Střední Morava | 1,421.8 |
| 7 | Jihovýchod | 1,351.8 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozápad ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozápad | 285.9 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezsko | 260.3 |
| 3 | Střední Čechy | 254.6 |
| 4 | Jihozápad | 250.6 |
| 5 | Střední Morava | 244.4 |
| 6 | Jihovýchod | 241.5 |
| 7 | Severovýchod | 240.6 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozápad ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezsko | 529.4 |
| 2 | Severozápad | 515.5 |
| 3 | Severovýchod | 479.5 |
| 4 | Střední Čechy | 473.2 |
| 5 | Střední Morava | 462.6 |
| 6 | Jihovýchod | 453.6 |
| 7 | Jihozápad | 405.9 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozápad ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Severozápad | 104.1 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezsko | 103.8 |
| 3 | Jihovýchod | 89.6 |
| 4 | Jihozápad | 81.2 |
| 5 | Severovýchod | 80.9 |
| 6 | Střední Čechy | 80.8 |
| 7 | Střední Morava | 79.5 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Severozápad ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jihovýchod | 13.2 |
| 3 | Jihozápad | 12.8 |
| 4 | Praha | 12.0 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezsko | 11.4 |
| 6 | Severozápad | 11.2 |
| 7 | Střední Čechy | 10.4 |
| 8 | Střední Morava | 7.1 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Severozápad ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezsko | 58.0 |
| 2 | Střední Morava | 57.4 |
| 3 | Severozápad | 53.6 |
| 4 | Severovýchod | 53.6 |
| 5 | Jihovýchod | 48.6 |
| 6 | Střední Čechy | 48.4 |
| 7 | Jihozápad | 48.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Severozápad ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moravskoslezsko | 3.6 |
| 2 | Severozápad | 3.3 |
| 3 | Střední Morava | 3.2 |
| 4 | Jihozápad | 2.4 |
| 5 | Jihovýchod | 2.0 |
| 6 | Severovýchod | 1.9 |
| 7 | Střední Čechy | 1.6 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2023)
Severozápad ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jihovýchod | 692 |
| 3 | Moravskoslezsko | 686 |
| 4 | Jihozápad | 650 |
| 5 | Střední Morava | 624 |
| 6 | Severozápad | 622 |
| 7 | Severovýchod | 609 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 474 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2023)
Severozápad ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jihovýchod | 435 |
| 3 | Střední Morava | 413 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezsko | 401 |
| 5 | Jihozápad | 393 |
| 6 | Severovýchod | 376 |
| 7 | Severozápad | 336 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 275 |
Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 (2021)
Severozápad ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital in-patient discharges per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Moravskoslezsko | 16,472 |
| 3 | Střední Morava | 15,748 |
| 4 | Jihovýchod | 15,222 |
| 5 | Severovýchod | 14,037 |
| 6 | Severozápad | 14,008 |
| 7 | Jihozápad | 13,768 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | 13,052 |
Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) (2025)
Severozápad ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 1.0% |
| 2 | Severozápad | 0.6% |
| 3 | Střední Čechy | 0.4% |
| 4 | Severovýchod | 0.3% |
| 5 | Střední Morava | 0.2% |
| 6 | Jihozápad | 0.1% |
| 7 | Moravskoslezsko | 0.1% |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Severozápad ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihozápad | 70 |
| 2 | Jihovýchod | 63 |
| 3 | Střední Čechy | 53 |
| 4 | Severozápad | 47 |
| 5 | Severovýchod | 44 |
| 6 | Střední Morava | 31 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezsko | 30 |
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