Health in Osterholz (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
The number of doctors per 10,000 residents in Osterholz was 10.4 in 2024, 32nd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 13.1. That is down from 11.6 in 2019.
Is there a shortage of GPs in Osterholz?
The number of family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents in Osterholz was 5.1 in 2024, 56th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 6.1. In 2019 the figure was 6.0.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Osterholz?
In 2022, Osterholz had 2.1 hospital beds per 1,000 residents, compared with 5.2 in the median German district, which ranks it 35th lowest of 400 districts. In 2018 the figure was 2.0.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people need long-term care in Osterholz?
The number of people needing long-term care per 100 residents in Osterholz was 7.1 in 2023, 189th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 6.9. That is up from 5.2 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people live in care homes in Osterholz?
The share of people needing care who live in a nursing home in Osterholz was 15.2% in 2023, 148th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 14.1%. That is down from 22.8% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many care home places are there in Osterholz?
In 2023, Osterholz had 124.6 nursing-home places per 10,000 residents, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 115th highest of 400 districts. That is down from 131.2 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many staff work in care homes in Osterholz?
The number of nursing-home staff per 100 full-time residents in Osterholz was 98.7 in 2023, 174th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 102.1. It was 96.4 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest pharmacy in Osterholz?
At 1,996 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest pharmacy in Osterholz ranked 128th longest of 400 German districts (district median 1,542 metres).
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Osterholz compares with other districts in Germany
Doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)
Osterholz ranks 369 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Ärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 366 | Prignitz | 10.4 |
| 367 | Potsdam-Mittelmark | 10.4 |
| 368 | Mayen-Koblenz | 10.4 |
| 369 | Osterholz | 10.4 |
| 370 | Kelheim | 10.4 |
| 371 | Roth | 10.3 |
| 372 | Freising | 10.2 |
Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents (2024)
Osterholz ranks 345 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Hausärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 342 | Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.2 |
| 343 | Ansbach, Landkreis | 5.2 |
| 344 | Ostalbkreis | 5.1 |
| 345 | Osterholz | 5.1 |
| 346 | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 5.1 |
| 347 | Heidekreis | 5.1 |
| 348 | Esslingen | 5.1 |
People needing long-term care per 100 residents (2023)
Osterholz ranks 189 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Pflegebedürftige je 100 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | People needing long-term care per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 186 | Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt | 7.1 |
| 187 | Main-Tauber-Kreis | 7.1 |
| 188 | Lichtenfels | 7.1 |
| 189 | Osterholz | 7.1 |
| 190 | Rotenburg (Wümme) | 7.1 |
| 191 | Bad Kissingen | 7.1 |
| 192 | Steinburg | 7.0 |
Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents (2023)
Osterholz ranks 115 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Verfügbare Plätze in Pflegeheimen je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | Gotha | 125.5 |
| 113 | Altötting | 125.1 |
| 114 | Mühldorf a. Inn | 125.1 |
| 115 | Osterholz | 124.6 |
| 116 | Nordwestmecklenburg | 124.1 |
| 117 | Schmalkalden-Meiningen | 123.7 |
| 118 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | 123.1 |
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Sources
- 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…)
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