Health in Somogy (Dél-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures
Somogy County had 170 family doctors (general practitioners and family paediatricians) in 2024, one for every 1,707 residents, compared with one per 1,507 in 2010 and 1,744 nationally.
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How many hospital beds are there in Somogy County?
Somogy County had 1,700 hospital beds in use in 2024, 59 per 10,000 residents, against 64 nationally and 2,149 beds in 2015.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyMore figures
- 9.4% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in Somogy County were unfilled in 2024 (105 of 1,116), the highest of 20 counties; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Somogy County discharged 21.6 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 6.0 days and beds 61% occupied (national: 21.0 discharges, 7.2 days, 65%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Outpatient specialist clinics in Somogy County recorded 602 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Somogy County had 138 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 40 ambulances in Somogy County in 2024, carrying out 166 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- There were 697 accidents at work in Somogy County in 2024 (630 per 100,000 employees, 2nd highest of 20 counties), none of them fatal. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 476 road accidents causing injury happened in Somogy County in 2024, 163 per 100,000 residents, compared with 539 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in Somogy County sold medicines worth 78,237 forints per resident in 2024, with 16.2 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 42% of the 3,220 pregnant women registered by health visitors in Somogy County in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Somogy compares with other counties in Hungary
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Somogy ranks 14 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Zala | 1,739 |
| 12 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1,735 |
| 13 | Békés | 1,716 |
| 14 | Somogy | 1,707 |
| 15 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 1,683 |
| 16 | Hajdú-Bihar | 1,662 |
| 17 | Bács-Kiskun | 1,645 |
Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)
Somogy ranks 1 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somogy | 9.4% |
| 2 | Komárom-Esztergom | 8.6% |
| 3 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 7.9% |
| 4 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 7.7% |
| 5 | Nógrád | 5.8% |
| 6 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 5.5% |
| 7 | Heves | 5.4% |
Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)
Somogy ranks 2 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Accidents at work per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Komárom-Esztergom | 667 |
| 2 | Somogy | 630 |
| 3 | Heves | 607 |
| 4 | Fejér | 600 |
| 5 | Baranya | 591 |
| 6 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 536 |
| 7 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 528 |
Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents (2024)
Somogy ranks 10 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Nógrád | 169 |
| 8 | Komárom-Esztergom | 168 |
| 9 | Békés | 163 |
| 10 | Somogy | 163 |
| 11 | Baranya | 163 |
| 12 | Hajdú-Bihar | 161 |
| 13 | Bács-Kiskun | 159 |
Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents (2024)
Somogy ranks 15 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 63 |
| 13 | Tolna | 61 |
| 14 | Bács-Kiskun | 61 |
| 15 | Somogy | 59 |
| 16 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 58 |
| 17 | Komárom-Esztergom | 57 |
| 18 | Fejér | 56 |
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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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