Health in Szczecin, Poland: official figures

Szczecin had 98.5 working doctors per 10,000 residents in 2024, against 47.7 across Poland, the lowest of 9 major Polish cities.

How many nurses are there in Szczecin?

There were 104.3 working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents in Szczecin in 2024, above the Polish level of 72.6 and 2nd lowest of 9 major Polish cities.

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How many pharmacies are there in Szczecin?

Each public pharmacy in Szczecin served on average 2,629 residents in 2025; the national average was 3,387.

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

What is the infant mortality rate in Szczecin?

The infant mortality rate was 1.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

What is the death rate in Szczecin?

There were 11.4 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 6.7 births per 1,000.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many people die young in Szczecin?

Of 4,419 deaths in Szczecin in 2024, 771 (17%) were of people under 65.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How many road deaths are there in Szczecin?

3 people were killed in road accidents in Szczecin in 2024.

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

More figures

The number of working doctors per 10,000 residents in Szczecin rose from 91.1 in 2015 to 98.5 in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
Szczecin had 1.06 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 Szczecin changed from 2,686 in 2015 to 2,629 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

How Szczecin compares with other cities in Poland

Working doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)

Szczecin ranks 9 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Working doctors per 10,000 residents
3	Wroclaw	127.4
4	Poznan	127.3
5	Kraków	122.8
6	Warszawa	115.2
7	Bydgoszcz	109.2
8	Gdansk	109.2
9	Szczecin	98.5

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents (2024)

Szczecin ranks 8 of 9, highest first.

Rank	City	Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents
3	Poznan	140.2
4	Kraków	137.6
5	Lódz	133.3
6	Warszawa	128.1
7	Wroclaw	114.2
8	Szczecin	104.3
9	Gdansk	90.1

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Residents per public pharmacy (2025)

Szczecin ranks 6 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

Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy

Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)

Szczecin ranks 24 of 30, highest first.

Rank	City	Infant deaths per 1,000 live births
21	Radom	2.5
22	Torun	2.4
23	Katowice	2.3
24	Szczecin	1.9
25	Czestochowa	1.9
26	Tarnów	1.7
27	Koszalin	1.6

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)

Szczecin ranks 16 of 30, highest first.

Rank	City	Deaths per 1,000 residents
13	Gliwice	11.6
14	Gorzów Wielkopolski	11.5
15	Radom	11.5
16	Szczecin	11.4
17	Tychy	11.3
18	Gdynia	10.9
19	Rybnik	10.9

Source: Eurostat · saved copy

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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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