Health in Střední Čechy, Czechia: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 80.2 years in 2024 (80.1 for Czechia); 5th highest of 8 regions in Czechia.
How many pharmacies are there in Střední Čechy?
Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) had 286 pharmacies in 2024, 1.95 per 10,000 residents (the lowest of 8), up from 283 in 2017.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many GPs are there in Střední Čechy?
There were 503 independent GP surgeries for adults in Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) in 2024, 4.14 per 10,000 adults (the lowest of 8; Czechia 4.80), plus 215 paediatric GP surgeries.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many dentists are there in Střední Čechy?
Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) had 3.59 independent dental surgeries per 10,000 residents in 2024 (526 in total), against 4.82 nationally.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many hospitals are there in Střední Čechy?
22 acute-care hospitals in Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) treated 165,937 inpatient cases in 2024, 113.2 per 1,000 residents (the lowest of 8), with an average stay of 5.19 days (Czechia 5.51).
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow many nurses work in hospitals in Střední Čechy?
Acute hospitals in Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) employed 1.75 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 Střední Čechy?
Adjusting for age, 1,450.3 people per 100,000 died in 2021 (Czechia: 1,437.0; EU: 1,073.4); 3rd 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 Střední Čechy?
Cancer killed 254.6 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 250.4 nationally and 233.1 in the EU; 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 290.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Střední Čechy?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 473.2 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 463.8 nationally and 312.9 in the EU; 4th highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 659.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Střední Čechy?
Respiratory diseases caused 80.8 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 85.8 nationally and 75.2 in the EU; 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 81.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Střední Čechy?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 10.4 per 100,000 in 2023, compared with 11.6 nationally and 10.4 in the EU; 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 13.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Střední Čechy?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 48.4 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 51.7 nationally and 49.4 in the EU; 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2015 it was 59.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Střední Čechy?
The infant mortality rate was 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, against 2.3 for Czechia as a whole and 3.5 across the EU; 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was 2.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Střední Čechy have?
There were 474 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2023, compared with 641 nationally; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Střední Čechy?
Střední Čechy had 275 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2023, compared with 422 nationally; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people go to hospital in Střední Čechy?
Hospitals discharged 13,052 in-patients per 100,000 people in 2021 (Czechia: 14,833); the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2012 it was 15,552.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Střední Čechy get medical care?
0.4% 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; 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Střední Čechy?
Road accidents killed 53 people per million residents in 2024, against 45 for Czechia as a whole; 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Czechia. In 2014 it was 94.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Střední Čechy?
Women in Střední Čechy could expect to live to 82.9 and men to 77.5 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 5.4 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Střední Čechy?
People who reached 65 could expect 18.7 more years of life in 2024 (Czechia: 18.9).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Střední Čechy compares with other statistical regions
Pharmacies per 10,000 residents (2024)
Střední Čechy ranks 8 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 8 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 8 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 3 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 3 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 4 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Praha | 69.4 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Střední Čechy ranks 7 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Praha | 43.3 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Střední Čechy ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Praha | 1.5 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2023)
Střední Čechy ranks 8 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 8 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 8 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 3 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 3 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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