Health in Budapest, Hungary: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 78.9 years in 2024 (76.8 for Hungary); the highest of 8 regions in Hungary.
How many GPs are there in the Budapest region?
The Budapest region had 1,095 family doctors (general practitioners and family paediatricians) in 2024, one for every 1,539 residents, compared with one per 1,338 in 2010 and 1,744 nationally.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Budapest?
Adjusting for age, 1,374.2 people per 100,000 died in 2021, against 1,651.7 for Hungary as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Budapest?
The age-standardised cancer death rate was 291.1 per 100,000 in 2023, compared with 315.9 nationally and 233.1 in the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 325.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Budapest?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 591.2 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 710.2 nationally and 312.9 in the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 624.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Budapest?
Respiratory diseases caused 77.0 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 82.9 nationally and 75.2 in the EU; 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 95.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Budapest?
In 2023, 13.1 people per 100,000 took their own life (age-standardised), compared with 16.1 nationally and 10.4 in the EU; 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 14.3.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Budapest?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 44.4 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 54.2 nationally and 49.4 in the EU; the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 51.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Budapest?
2.8 babies in every 1,000 born alive died before their first birthday in 2024 (Hungary: 3.8; EU: 3.5); 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2014 it was 3.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Budapest have?
There were 930 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024 (Hungary: 637); the highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Budapest?
Budapest had 624 physicians for every 100,000 residents in 2024 (Hungary: 372); the highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Budapest get medical care?
In 2025, 2.3% of people reported going without a needed medical examination because of cost, distance or waiting lists, compared with 1.4% nationally; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2018 it was 1.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Budapest?
There were 25 road deaths per million people in 2024 (Hungary: 52); the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2014 it was 29.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Budapest?
Women in Budapest could expect to live to 81.4 and men to 76.0 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 5.4 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Budapest?
People who reached 65 could expect 18.0 more years of life in 2024 (Hungary: 16.9).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 5.3% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in the Budapest region were unfilled in 2024 (819 of 15,381), 2nd highest of 8 regions; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in the Budapest region discharged 35.1 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 6.5 days and beds 68% occupied (national: 21.0 discharges, 7.2 days, 65%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Outpatient specialist clinics in the Budapest region recorded 1,174 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- The Budapest region had 92 registered adult psychiatric patients per 10,000 residents in 2024, compared with 137 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- The National Ambulance Service ran 15 ambulance stations and 74 ambulances in the Budapest region in 2024, carrying out 144 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- There were 3,484 accidents at work in the Budapest region in 2024 (438 per 100,000 employees, 2nd lowest of 8 regions), 7 of them fatal. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 2,945 road accidents causing injury happened in the Budapest region in 2024, 175 per 100,000 residents, compared with 3,087 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in the Budapest region sold medicines worth 95,781 forints per resident in 2024, with 13.7 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 32% of the 21,089 pregnant women registered by health visitors in the Budapest region in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Budapest compares with other statistical regions
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Közép-Dunántúl | 1,947 |
| 3 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 1,892 |
| 4 | Észak-Magyarország | 1,749 |
| 5 | Észak-Alföld | 1,732 |
| 6 | Dél-Alföld | 1,611 |
| 7 | Dél-Dunántúl | 1,584 |
| 8 | Budapest | 1,539 |
Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)
Budapest ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Észak-Magyarország | 6.9% |
| 2 | Budapest | 5.3% |
| 3 | Közép-Dunántúl | 5.1% |
| 4 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 4.6% |
| 5 | Pest | 3.6% |
| 6 | Dél-Dunántúl | 3.6% |
| 7 | Dél-Alföld | 2.4% |
Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)
Budapest ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Accidents at work per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 558 |
| 3 | Észak-Magyarország | 508 |
| 4 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 488 |
| 5 | Észak-Alföld | 468 |
| 6 | Dél-Alföld | 454 |
| 7 | Budapest | 438 |
| 8 | Pest | 435 |
Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents (2024)
Budapest ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 175 |
| 2 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 166 |
| 3 | Észak-Alföld | 159 |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 158 |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 153 |
| 6 | Dél-Alföld | 149 |
| 7 | Észak-Magyarország | 136 |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Alföld | 1,761.2 |
| 3 | Közép-Dunántúl | 1,711.5 |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 1,709.2 |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 1,709.1 |
| 6 | Pest | 1,617.5 |
| 7 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 1,593.8 |
| 8 | Budapest | 1,374.2 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 333.9 |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 326.1 |
| 4 | Közép-Dunántúl | 322.6 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 311.7 |
| 6 | Dél-Alföld | 306.4 |
| 7 | Pest | 306.3 |
| 8 | Budapest | 291.1 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dél-Alföld | 757.4 |
| 3 | Észak-Alföld | 748.7 |
| 4 | Közép-Dunántúl | 723.8 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 707.1 |
| 6 | Dél-Dunántúl | 697.9 |
| 7 | Pest | 696.9 |
| 8 | Budapest | 591.2 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Budapest ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pest | 87.0 |
| 3 | Észak-Magyarország | 86.5 |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 85.9 |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 82.4 |
| 6 | Budapest | 77.0 |
| 7 | Közép-Dunántúl | 73.8 |
| 8 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 65.8 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Budapest ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Alföld | 19.5 |
| 3 | Észak-Magyarország | 17.3 |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 16.6 |
| 5 | Pest | 13.8 |
| 6 | Közép-Dunántúl | 13.4 |
| 7 | Budapest | 13.1 |
| 8 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 10.0 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 59.4 |
| 3 | Észak-Alföld | 57.4 |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 55.3 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 53.5 |
| 6 | Közép-Dunántúl | 52.1 |
| 7 | Pest | 50.9 |
| 8 | Budapest | 44.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Budapest ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Alföld | 5.3 |
| 3 | Pest | 3.5 |
| 4 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 3.3 |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 3.2 |
| 6 | Budapest | 2.8 |
| 7 | Dél-Dunántúl | 2.8 |
| 8 | Közép-Dunántúl | 2.4 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Budapest ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 930 |
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 696 |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 677 |
| 4 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 670 |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 645 |
| 6 | Közép-Dunántúl | 617 |
| 7 | Észak-Alföld | 603 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Budapest ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 624 |
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 388 |
| 3 | Dél-Alföld | 379 |
| 4 | Észak-Alföld | 354 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 301 |
| 6 | Pest | 288 |
| 7 | Közép-Dunántúl | 254 |
Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) (2025)
Budapest ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 2.3% |
| 2 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 2.3% |
| 3 | Pest | 1.8% |
| 4 | Észak-Magyarország | 1.7% |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 0.9% |
| 6 | Észak-Alföld | 0.8% |
| 7 | Dél-Alföld | 0.8% |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Budapest ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 67 |
| 3 | Közép-Dunántúl | 62 |
| 4 | Észak-Alföld | 60 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 60 |
| 6 | Észak-Magyarország | 52 |
| 7 | Pest | 36 |
| 8 | Budapest | 25 |
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