Health in Pest, Hungary: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 77.5 years in 2024 (76.8 for Hungary); 2nd highest of 8 regions in Hungary.
How many GPs are there in the Pest region?
The Pest region had 634 family doctors (general practitioners and family paediatricians) in 2024, one for every 2,107 residents, compared with one per 1,861 in 2010 and 1,744 nationally.
Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Pest?
The age-standardised death rate from all causes was 1,617.5 per 100,000 people in 2021, against 1,651.7 for Hungary as a whole and 1,073.4 across the EU; 3rd 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 Pest?
The age-standardised cancer death rate was 306.3 per 100,000 in 2023 (Hungary: 315.9; EU: 233.1); 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 349.5.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Pest?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 696.9 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Hungary: 710.2; EU: 312.9); 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 815.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Pest?
Respiratory diseases caused 87.0 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Hungary: 82.9; EU: 75.2); 2nd highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 98.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Pest?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 13.8 per 100,000 in 2023 (Hungary: 16.1; EU: 10.4); 4th lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 18.9.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Pest?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 50.9 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised) (Hungary: 54.2; EU: 49.4); 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2015 it was 60.7.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Pest?
The infant mortality rate was 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024 (Hungary: 3.8; EU: 3.5); 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2014 it was 4.0.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Pest have?
There were 202 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024 (Hungary: 637); the lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Pest?
There were 288 doctors per 100,000 people in 2024 (Hungary: 372); 3rd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Pest get medical care?
1.8% of people said they could not get a medical examination they needed in 2025 because it was too expensive, too far or the waiting list was too long (Hungary: 1.4%); 3rd highest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2018 it was 1.0%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Pest?
There were 36 road deaths per million people in 2024 (Hungary: 52); 2nd lowest of 8 statistical regions in Hungary. In 2014 it was 79.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Pest?
Women in Pest could expect to live to 80.4 and men to 74.5 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 5.9 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Pest?
People who reached 65 could expect 16.9 more years of life in 2024 (Hungary: 16.9).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- 3.6% of the physicians' posts needed to run health services in the Pest region were unfilled in 2024 (100 of 2,772), 4th lowest of 8 regions; the national gap was 4.4%. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Hospitals in the Pest region discharged 6.0 patients per 100 residents in 2024, with an average stay of 8.9 days and beds 66% occupied (national: 21.0 discharges, 7.2 days, 65%). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Outpatient specialist clinics in the Pest region recorded 303 cases per 100 residents in 2024 (national average 666). Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- The Pest region had 249 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 24 ambulance stations and 74 ambulances in the Pest region in 2024, carrying out 115 call-outs per 1,000 residents. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- There were 2,592 accidents at work in the Pest region in 2024 (435 per 100,000 employees, the lowest of 8 regions), 10 of them fatal. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 1,703 road accidents causing injury happened in the Pest region in 2024, 128 per 100,000 residents, compared with 1,892 in 2010. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- Pharmacies in the Pest region sold medicines worth 61,892 forints per resident in 2024, with 12.8 prescriptions per person. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
- 36% of the 18,484 pregnant women registered by health visitors in the Pest region in 2024 needed special care. Source: Hungarian Central Statistical Office (KSH) · saved copy
How Pest compares with other statistical regions
Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) (2024)
Pest ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per family doctor (GPs and family paediatricians) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pest | 2,107 |
| 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 |
Share of physicians' posts in health services left unfilled (2024)
Pest ranks 5 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)
Pest ranks 8 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)
Pest ranks 8 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)
Pest ranks 6 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)
Pest ranks 7 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)
Pest ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Budapest | 591.2 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Pest ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Észak-Alföld | 102.2 |
| 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 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Pest ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 10.0 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Pest ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Budapest | 44.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Pest ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Észak-Magyarország | 5.6 |
| 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 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Pest ranks 8 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)
Pest ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 388 |
| 3 | Dél-Alföld | 379 |
| 4 | Észak-Alföld | 354 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 301 |
| 6 | Pest | 288 |
| 7 | Közép-Dunántúl | 254 |
| 8 | Észak-Magyarország | 238 |
Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) (2025)
Pest ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 2.3% |
| 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% |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Pest ranks 7 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dél-Dunántúl | 67 |
| 3 | Közép-Dunántúl | 62 |
| 4 | Észak-Alföld | 60 |
| 5 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 60 |
| 6 | Észak-Magyarország | 52 |
| 7 | Pest | 36 |
| 8 | Budapest | 25 |
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