Health in Békés (Dél-Alföld, Hungary): official figures

Békés County had 179 family doctors (general practitioners and family paediatricians) in 2024, one for every 1,716 residents, compared with one per 1,508 in 2010 and 1,744 nationally.

More figures

• 2.4% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in Békés County were unfilled in 2024 (25 of 1,028), 5th lowest of 20 counties; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Hospitals in Békés County discharged 18.7 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 8.4 days and beds 57% occupied (national: 21.0 discharges, 7.2 days, 65%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Outpatient specialist clinics in Békés County recorded 600 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Békés County 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 12 ambulance stations and 36 ambulances in Békés County in 2024, carrying out 156 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• There were 486 accidents at work in Békés County in 2024 (379 per 100,000 employees, the lowest of 20 counties), 4 of them fatal. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 505 road accidents causing injury happened in Békés County in 2024, 163 per 100,000 residents, compared with 629 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• Pharmacies in Békés County sold medicines worth 78,954 forints per resident in 2024, with 18.2 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
• 60% of the 3,506 pregnant women registered by health visitors in Békés County in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy

How Békés compares with other counties in Hungary

Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)

Békés ranks 13 of 20, highest first.

Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)

Békés ranks 16 of 20, highest first.

Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)

Békés ranks 20 of 20, highest first.

Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents (2024)

Békés ranks 9 of 20, highest first.

Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents (2024)

Békés ranks 8 of 20, highest first.

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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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