Health in Dresden, Germany: official figures

Among 22 large German cities, Dresden had the 8th lowest number of doctors per 10,000 residents in 2024, at 16.8 (median of all 400 districts: 13.1). In 2019 it was 17.9.

How Dresden compares with other cities in Germany

Doctors per 10,000 residents – large cities (2024)

Dresden ranks 15 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Ärzte je 10.000 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents – large cities (2024)

Dresden ranks 7 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Hausärzte je 10.000 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

People needing long-term care per 100 residents – large cities (2023)

Dresden ranks 3 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Pflegebedürftige je 100 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents – large cities (2023)

Dresden ranks 3 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Verfügbare Plätze in Pflegeheimen je 10.000 Einwohner; kreisfreie Städte with city pages

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2023)

Dresden ranks 51 of 56, highest first.

Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)

Dresden ranks 51 of 76, highest first.

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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…)
• Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung: INKAR – Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung: 43 district (Kreise) indicators, 2012-2024 (table service extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c743f54caf6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)

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