Health in Nógrád (Észak-Magyarország, Hungary): official figures
Each family doctor in Nógrád County served 1,882 residents on average in 2024 (95 GPs and family paediatricians in all), up from 1,642 in 2010; the Hungarian average was 1,744.
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How many hospital beds are there in Nógrád County?
Nógrád County had 1,464 hospital beds in use in 2024, 82 per 10,000 residents, against 64 nationally and 1,452 beds in 2015.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyMore figures
- 5.8% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in Nógrád County were unfilled in 2024 (30 of 523), 5th highest of 20 counties; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Nógrád County discharged 16.7 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 9.4 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 Nógrád County recorded 499 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Nógrád County had 188 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 8 ambulance stations and 18 ambulances in Nógrád County in 2024, carrying out 156 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- There were 379 accidents at work in Nógrád County in 2024 (511 per 100,000 employees, 9th highest of 20 counties), 1 of them fatal. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 303 road accidents causing injury happened in Nógrád County in 2024, 169 per 100,000 residents, compared with 255 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in Nógrád County sold medicines worth 57,302 forints per resident in 2024, with 14.2 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 49% of the 2,300 pregnant women registered by health visitors in Nógrád County in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Nógrád compares with other counties in Hungary
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Nógrád ranks 5 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Fejér | 2,072 |
| 3 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 2,051 |
| 4 | Veszprém | 1,894 |
| 5 | Nógrád | 1,882 |
| 6 | Komárom-Esztergom | 1,847 |
| 7 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 1,841 |
| 8 | Heves | 1,823 |
Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)
Nógrád ranks 5 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Budapest | 5.3% |
Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)
Nógrád ranks 9 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Accidents at work per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Győr-Moson-Sopron | 536 |
| 7 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 528 |
| 8 | Veszprém | 520 |
| 9 | Nógrád | 511 |
| 10 | Bács-Kiskun | 502 |
| 11 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 462 |
| 12 | Vas | 457 |
Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents (2024)
Nógrád ranks 7 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Budapest | 175 |
| 5 | Veszprém | 170 |
| 6 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 169 |
| 7 | Nógrád | 169 |
| 8 | Komárom-Esztergom | 168 |
| 9 | Békés | 163 |
| 10 | Somogy | 163 |
Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents (2024)
Nógrád ranks 2 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 93 |
| 2 | Nógrád | 82 |
| 3 | Baranya | 81 |
| 4 | Heves | 78 |
| 5 | Zala | 75 |
| 6 | Veszprém | 74 |
| 7 | Vas | 70 |
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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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