Health in Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt (Thuringia, Germany): official figures
At 23.0 in 2024, the number of doctors per 10,000 residents in the city of Gera ranked 27th highest of 400 German districts (district median 13.1). In 2019 the figure was 24.6.
Is there a shortage of GPs in Gera?
In 2024, the city of Gera had 8.5 family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents, compared with 6.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 6th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 7.6 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many hospital beds are there in Gera?
In 2022, the city of Gera had 10.2 hospital beds per 1,000 residents, compared with 5.2 in the median German district, which ranks it 54th highest of 400 districts. It was 10.4 in 2018.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many people need long-term care in Gera?
In 2023, the city of Gera had 9.0 people needing long-term care per 100 residents, compared with 6.9 in the median German district, which ranks it 62nd highest of 400 districts. It was 6.9 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 Gera?
In 2023, the city of Gera recorded a share of people needing care who live in a nursing home of 14.0%, compared with 14.1% in the median German district, which ranks it 194th lowest of 400 districts. That is down from 19.2% 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 Gera?
In 2023, the city of Gera had 133.8 nursing-home places per 10,000 residents, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 86th highest of 400 districts. It was 137.4 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 Gera?
At 80.9 in 2023, the number of nursing-home staff per 100 full-time residents in the city of Gera ranked 5th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 102.1). It was 79.8 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest pharmacy in Gera?
At 830 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest pharmacy in the city of Gera ranked 107th shortest 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 Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
Doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)
Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 27 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Ärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.3 |
| 25 | Ulm, Stadtkreis | 23.1 |
| 26 | Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.1 |
| 27 | Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.0 |
| 28 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.0 |
| 29 | Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt | 22.9 |
| 30 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt | 22.8 |
Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents (2024)
Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 6 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Hausärzte je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Family doctors (GPs) per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vorpommern-Greifswald | 9.4 |
| 4 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.4 |
| 5 | Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.9 |
| 6 | Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.5 |
| 7 | Ammerland | 8.4 |
| 8 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.2 |
| 9 | Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.2 |
People needing long-term care per 100 residents (2023)
Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 62 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Pflegebedürftige je 100 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | People needing long-term care per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Vogelsbergkreis | 9.1 |
| 60 | Elbe-Elster | 9.1 |
| 61 | Wartburgkreis | 9.1 |
| 62 | Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.0 |
| 63 | Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.0 |
| 64 | Hildburghausen | 9.0 |
| 65 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.9 |
Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents (2023)
Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 86 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Verfügbare Plätze in Pflegeheimen je 10.000 Einwohner
| Rank | Area | Nursing-home places per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Kassel, Landkreis | 134.5 |
| 84 | Rosenheim, Landkreis | 134.3 |
| 85 | Region Hannover | 134.1 |
| 86 | Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt | 133.8 |
| 87 | Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt | 133.4 |
| 88 | Birkenfeld | 133.3 |
| 89 | Wolfenbüttel | 133.0 |
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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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