Health in Lublin, Poland: official figures
Lublin had 185.8 working doctors per 10,000 residents in 2024, against 47.7 across Poland, the highest of 9 major Polish cities.
How many nurses are there in Lublin?
There were 206.4 working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents in Lublin in 2024, above the Polish level of 72.6 and the highest of 9 major Polish cities.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in Lublin?
Each public pharmacy in Lublin served on average 2,438 residents in 2025; the national average was 3,387.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Lublin?
The infant mortality rate was 6.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Lublin?
There were 10.4 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 7.5 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Lublin?
Of 3,404 deaths in Lublin in 2024, 587 (17%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Lublin?
5 people were killed in road accidents in Lublin in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- The number of working doctors per 10,000 residents in Lublin fell from 197.1 in 2015 to 185.8 in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Lublin had 1.11 nurses and midwives for every doctor in 2024, compared with 1.52 in Poland. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- The number of residents per pharmacy in Lublin changed from 2,053 in 2015 to 2,438 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Lublin compares with other cities in Poland
Working doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)
Lublin ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Working doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lublin | 185.8 |
| 2 | Lódz | 129.7 |
| 3 | Wroclaw | 127.4 |
| 4 | Poznan | 127.3 |
| 5 | Kraków | 122.8 |
| 6 | Warszawa | 115.2 |
| 7 | Bydgoszcz | 109.2 |
Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents (2024)
Lublin ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lublin | 206.4 |
| 2 | Bydgoszcz | 151.9 |
| 3 | Poznan | 140.2 |
| 4 | Kraków | 137.6 |
| 5 | Lódz | 133.3 |
| 6 | Warszawa | 128.1 |
| 7 | Wroclaw | 114.2 |
Residents per public pharmacy (2025)
Lublin ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents per public pharmacy |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kraków | 3,093 |
| 4 | Wroclaw | 3,003 |
| 5 | Bydgoszcz | 2,867 |
| 6 | Szczecin | 2,629 |
| 7 | Lódz | 2,529 |
| 8 | Lublin | 2,438 |
| 9 | Poznan | 2,181 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Lublin ranks 4 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elblag | 8.1 |
| 2 | Gdynia | 7.5 |
| 3 | Rzeszów | 6.3 |
| 4 | Lublin | 6.1 |
| 5 | Opole | 6.0 |
| 6 | Sosnowiec | 5.6 |
| 7 | Kielce | 5.3 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Lublin ranks 24 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Torun | 10.9 |
| 22 | Opole | 10.7 |
| 23 | Poznan | 10.6 |
| 24 | Lublin | 10.4 |
| 25 | Olsztyn | 10.2 |
| 26 | Gdansk | 10.2 |
| 27 | Zielona Góra | 9.9 |
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Sources
- Statistics Poland (GUS): Bank Danych Lokalnych (Local Data Bank) API v1: the same 31 indicators for the nine largest cities with powiat rights (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin) and Poland, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a77d04796cc4…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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