Health in Dél-Alföld, Hungary: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 76.5 years in 2024 (76.8 for Hungary); 6th highest of 8 regions in Hungary.
How many GPs are there in Dél-Alföld?
Each family doctor in Dél-Alföld served 1,611 residents on average in 2024 (735 GPs and family paediatricians in all), up from 1,516 in 2010; the Hungarian average was 1,744.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Dél-Alföld?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 1,709.1 per 100,000 people in 2021, against 1,651.7 for Hungary as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 4th 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 Dél-Alföld?
Cancer killed 306.4 people per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 315.9 for Hungary as a whole and 233.1 across the EU; 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 342.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Dél-Alföld?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 757.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 710.2 for Hungary as a whole and 312.9 across the EU; 2nd highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 821.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Dél-Alföld?
Respiratory diseases caused 82.4 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 82.9 for Hungary as a whole and 75.2 across the EU; 4th lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 83.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Dél-Alföld?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 23.8 per 100,000 in 2023, against 16.1 for Hungary as a whole and 10.4 across the EU; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 24.4.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Dél-Alföld?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 60.5 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), against 54.2 for Hungary as a whole and 49.4 across the EU; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 72.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Dél-Alföld?
The infant mortality rate was 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, compared with 3.8 nationally and 3.5 in the EU; 4th lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2014 it was 4.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Dél-Alföld have?
Hospitals in Dél-Alföld had 645 beds for every 100,000 residents in 2024, compared with 637 nationally; 4th lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Dél-Alföld?
There were 379 doctors per 100,000 people in 2024, compared with 372 nationally; 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Dél-Alföld get medical care?
In 2025, 0.8% of people reported going without a needed medical examination because of cost, distance or waiting lists, compared with 1.4% nationally; 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 2.6%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Dél-Alföld?
Road accidents killed 73 people per million residents in 2024, compared with 52 nationally; the highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2014 it was 85.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Dél-Alföld?
Women in Dél-Alföld could expect to live to 79.5 and men to 73.3 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 6.2 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Dél-Alföld?
People who reached 65 could expect 16.6 more years of life in 2024 (Hungary: 16.9).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 2.4% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in Dél-Alföld were unfilled in 2024 (129 of 5,255), 2nd lowest of 8 regions; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Dél-Alföld discharged 21.8 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 6.5 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 Dél-Alföld recorded 646 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Dél-Alföld had 100 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 33 ambulance stations and 111 ambulances in Dél-Alföld in 2024, carrying out 139 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Dél-Alföld recorded 2,221 workplace accidents in 2024, including 17 deaths, a rate of 454 per 100,000 employees against 488 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 1,773 road accidents causing injury happened in Dél-Alföld in 2024, 149 per 100,000 residents, compared with 2,163 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in Dél-Alföld sold medicines worth 82,833 forints per resident in 2024, with 16.8 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 48% of the 14,411 pregnant women registered by health visitors in Dél-Alföld in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Dél-Alföld compares with other statistical regions
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Dél-Alföld ranks 6 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)
Dél-Alföld ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Észak-Alföld | 2.1% |
Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)
Dél-Alföld ranks 6 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)
Dél-Alföld ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 166 |
| 3 | Észak-Alföld | 159 |
| 4 | Dél-Dunántúl | 158 |
| 5 | Közép-Dunántúl | 153 |
| 6 | Dél-Alföld | 149 |
| 7 | Észak-Magyarország | 136 |
| 8 | Pest | 128 |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Dél-Alföld ranks 5 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)
Dél-Alföld ranks 6 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)
Dél-Alföld ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Észak-Magyarország | 820.2 |
| 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 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Dél-Alföld ranks 5 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)
Dél-Alföld ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dél-Alföld | 23.8 |
| 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 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Dél-Alföld ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dél-Alföld | 60.5 |
| 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 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Dél-Alföld ranks 5 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)
Dél-Alföld ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Észak-Magyarország | 696 |
| 3 | Dél-Dunántúl | 677 |
| 4 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 670 |
| 5 | Dél-Alföld | 645 |
| 6 | Közép-Dunántúl | 617 |
| 7 | Észak-Alföld | 603 |
| 8 | Pest | 202 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Dél-Alföld ranks 3 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)
Dél-Alföld ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Dél-Dunántúl | 0.5% |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Dél-Alföld ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dél-Alföld | 73 |
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 67 |
| 3 | Közép-Dunántúl | 62 |
| 4 | Észak-Alföld | 60 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 60 |
| 6 | Észak-Magyarország | 52 |
| 7 | Pest | 36 |
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