Health in Hajdú-Bihar (Észak-Alföld, Hungary): official figures
Hajdú-Bihar County had 313 family doctors (general practitioners and family paediatricians) in 2024, one for every 1,662 residents, compared with one per 1,533 in 2010 and 1,744 nationally.
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How many hospital beds are there in Hajdú-Bihar County?
Hajdú-Bihar County had 3,454 hospital beds in use in 2024, 66 per 10,000 residents, against 64 nationally and 3,478 beds in 2015.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyMore figures
- 0.5% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in Hajdú-Bihar County were unfilled in 2024 (15 of 2,821), 2nd lowest of 20 counties; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Hajdú-Bihar County discharged 26.2 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 6.1 days and beds 65% occupied (national: 21.0 discharges, 7.2 days, 65%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Outpatient specialist clinics in Hajdú-Bihar County recorded 850 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hajdú-Bihar County had 36 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 54 ambulances in Hajdú-Bihar County in 2024, carrying out 161 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- There were 972 accidents at work in Hajdú-Bihar County in 2024 (450 per 100,000 employees, 7th lowest of 20 counties), 3 of them fatal. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 840 road accidents causing injury happened in Hajdú-Bihar County in 2024, 161 per 100,000 residents, compared with 936 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in Hajdú-Bihar County sold medicines worth 81,057 forints per resident in 2024, with 15.2 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 44% of the 7,328 pregnant women registered by health visitors in Hajdú-Bihar County in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Hajdú-Bihar compares with other counties in Hungary
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 16 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Békés | 1,716 |
| 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 |
Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 19 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Pest | 3.6% |
| 15 | Vas | 2.7% |
| 16 | Békés | 2.4% |
| 17 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1.1% |
| 18 | Csongrád-Csanád | 0.7% |
| 19 | Hajdú-Bihar | 0.5% |
| 20 | Baranya | 0.1% |
Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 14 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Accidents at work per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 462 |
| 12 | Vas | 457 |
| 13 | Csongrád-Csanád | 453 |
| 14 | Hajdú-Bihar | 450 |
| 15 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 444 |
| 16 | Budapest | 438 |
| 17 | Pest | 435 |
Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 12 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Békés | 163 |
| 10 | Somogy | 163 |
| 11 | Baranya | 163 |
| 12 | Hajdú-Bihar | 161 |
| 13 | Bács-Kiskun | 159 |
| 14 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 149 |
| 15 | Tolna | 142 |
Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents (2024)
Hajdú-Bihar ranks 10 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Vas | 70 |
| 8 | Békés | 69 |
| 9 | Csongrád-Csanád | 67 |
| 10 | Hajdú-Bihar | 66 |
| 11 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 64 |
| 12 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 63 |
| 13 | Tolna | 61 |
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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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