Health in Bács-Kiskun (Dél-Alföld, Hungary): official figures
Bács-Kiskun County had 297 family doctors (general practitioners and family paediatricians) in 2024, one for every 1,645 residents, compared with one per 1,576 in 2010 and 1,744 nationally.
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How many hospital beds are there in Bács-Kiskun County?
Bács-Kiskun County had 2,973 hospital beds in use in 2024, 61 per 10,000 residents, against 64 nationally and 2,893 beds in 2015.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyMore figures
- 4.9% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in Bács-Kiskun County were unfilled in 2024 (86 of 1,764), 9th highest of 20 counties; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Bács-Kiskun County discharged 18.8 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 6.7 days and beds 56% occupied (national: 21.0 discharges, 7.2 days, 65%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Outpatient specialist clinics in Bács-Kiskun County recorded 552 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Bács-Kiskun County had 41 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 13 ambulance stations and 42 ambulances in Bács-Kiskun County in 2024, carrying out 126 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Bács-Kiskun County recorded 1,004 workplace accidents in 2024, including 10 deaths, a rate of 502 per 100,000 employees against 488 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 781 road accidents causing injury happened in Bács-Kiskun County in 2024, 159 per 100,000 residents, compared with 820 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in Bács-Kiskun County sold medicines worth 73,910 forints per resident in 2024, with 16.2 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 41% of the 6,141 pregnant women registered by health visitors in Bács-Kiskun County in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Bács-Kiskun compares with other counties in Hungary
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Bács-Kiskun ranks 17 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Somogy | 1,707 |
| 15 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1,683 |
| 16 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1,662 |
| 17 | Bács-Kiskun | 1,645 |
| 18 | Budapest | 1,539 |
| 19 | Csongrád-Csanád | 1,498 |
| 20 | Baranya | 1,416 |
Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)
Bács-Kiskun ranks 9 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 5.5% |
| 7 | Heves | 5.4% |
| 8 | Budapest | 5.3% |
| 9 | Bács-Kiskun | 4.9% |
| 10 | Tolna | 4.9% |
| 11 | Zala | 4.7% |
| 12 | Veszprém | 4.4% |
Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)
Bács-Kiskun ranks 10 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Accidents at work per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 528 |
| 8 | Veszprém | 520 |
| 9 | Nógrád | 511 |
| 10 | Bács-Kiskun | 502 |
| 11 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 462 |
| 12 | Vas | 457 |
| 13 | Csongrád-Csanád | 453 |
Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents (2024)
Bács-Kiskun ranks 13 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Somogy | 163 |
| 11 | Baranya | 163 |
| 12 | Hajdú-Bihar | 161 |
| 13 | Bács-Kiskun | 159 |
| 14 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 149 |
| 15 | Tolna | 142 |
| 16 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 141 |
Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents (2024)
Bács-Kiskun ranks 14 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 64 |
| 12 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 63 |
| 13 | Tolna | 61 |
| 14 | Bács-Kiskun | 61 |
| 15 | Somogy | 59 |
| 16 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 58 |
| 17 | Komárom-Esztergom | 57 |
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Sources
- Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH): Regional Statistical Yearbook of Hungary, 2024: chapter 3.4 Health care, accidents (tables by county, capital and region), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b4fc24d7eb67…)
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