Health in Vas (Nyugat-Dunántúl, Hungary): official figures
Each family doctor in Vas County served 1,793 residents on average in 2024 (137 GPs and family paediatricians in all), up from 1,440 in 2010; the Hungarian average was 1,744.
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How many hospital beds are there in Vas County?
Vas County had 1,711 hospital beds in use in 2024, 70 per 10,000 residents, against 64 nationally and 1,867 beds in 2015.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyMore figures
- 2.7% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in Vas County were unfilled in 2024 (26 of 971), 6th lowest of 20 counties; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in Vas County discharged 20.9 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 7.2 days and beds 62% occupied (national: 21.0 discharges, 7.2 days, 65%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Outpatient specialist clinics in Vas County recorded 531 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Vas County had 56 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 10 ambulance stations and 26 ambulances in Vas County in 2024, carrying out 122 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Vas County recorded 511 workplace accidents in 2024, none of them fatal, a rate of 457 per 100,000 employees against 488 nationally. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 461 road accidents causing injury happened in Vas County in 2024, 187 per 100,000 residents, compared with 502 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in Vas County sold medicines worth 82,376 forints per resident in 2024, with 15.8 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 58% of the 2,919 pregnant women registered by health visitors in Vas County in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Vas compares with other counties in Hungary
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Vas ranks 9 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Komárom-Esztergom | 1,847 |
| 7 | Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok | 1,841 |
| 8 | Heves | 1,823 |
| 9 | Vas | 1,793 |
| 10 | Tolna | 1,764 |
| 11 | Zala | 1,739 |
| 12 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1,735 |
Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)
Vas ranks 15 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Veszprém | 4.4% |
| 13 | Fejér | 3.6% |
| 14 | Pest | 3.6% |
| 15 | Vas | 2.7% |
| 16 | Békés | 2.4% |
| 17 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 1.1% |
| 18 | Csongrád-Csanád | 0.7% |
Accidents at work per 100,000 employees (2024)
Vas ranks 12 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Accidents at work per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Nógrád | 511 |
| 10 | Bács-Kiskun | 502 |
| 11 | Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén | 462 |
| 12 | Vas | 457 |
| 13 | Csongrád-Csanád | 453 |
| 14 | Hajdú-Bihar | 450 |
| 15 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 444 |
Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents (2024)
Vas ranks 1 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Road accidents causing personal injury per 100,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vas | 187 |
| 2 | Heves | 181 |
| 3 | Zala | 177 |
| 4 | Budapest | 175 |
| 5 | Veszprém | 170 |
| 6 | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg | 169 |
| 7 | Nógrád | 169 |
Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents (2024)
Vas ranks 7 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds in use per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Heves | 78 |
| 5 | Zala | 75 |
| 6 | Veszprém | 74 |
| 7 | Vas | 70 |
| 8 | Békés | 69 |
| 9 | Csongrád-Csanád | 67 |
| 10 | Hajdú-Bihar | 66 |
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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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