Health in Warszawa, Poland: official figures
Warsaw had 115.2 working doctors per 10,000 residents in 2024, against 47.7 across Poland, 4th lowest of 9 major Polish cities.
How many nurses are there in Warsaw?
There were 128.1 working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents in Warsaw in 2024, above the Polish level of 72.6 and 4th lowest of 9 major Polish cities.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in Warsaw?
Each public pharmacy in Warsaw served on average 3,304 residents in 2025; the national average was 3,387.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Warszawa?
The infant mortality rate was 3.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Warszawa?
There were 9.3 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2024 and 8.0 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Warszawa?
Of 17,254 deaths in Warszawa in 2024, 2,763 (16%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Warszawa?
26 people were killed in road accidents in Warszawa in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- The number of working doctors per 10,000 residents in Warsaw fell from 131.2 in 2015 to 115.2 in 2024. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Warsaw 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 Warsaw changed from 2,730 in 2015 to 3,304 in 2025. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 45% of residents of Warszawa were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Warszawa compares with other cities in Poland
Working doctors per 10,000 residents (2024)
Warszawa ranks 6 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 |
Working nurses and midwives per 10,000 residents (2024)
Warszawa ranks 6 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 |
Residents per public pharmacy (2025)
Warszawa ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents per public pharmacy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warszawa | 3,304 |
| 2 | Gdansk | 3,284 |
| 3 | Kraków | 3,093 |
| 4 | Wroclaw | 3,003 |
| 5 | Bydgoszcz | 2,867 |
| 6 | Szczecin | 2,629 |
| 7 | Lódz | 2,529 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Warszawa ranks 17 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Poznan | 3.5 |
| 15 | Gdansk | 3.4 |
| 16 | Chorzów | 3.3 |
| 17 | Warszawa | 3.2 |
| 18 | Bydgoszcz | 3.0 |
| 19 | Kraków | 3.0 |
| 20 | Tychy | 2.8 |
Deaths per 1,000 residents (2024)
Warszawa ranks 29 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Deaths per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Lublin | 10.4 |
| 25 | Olsztyn | 10.2 |
| 26 | Gdansk | 10.2 |
| 27 | Zielona Góra | 9.9 |
| 28 | Kraków | 9.3 |
| 29 | Warszawa | 9.3 |
| 30 | Rzeszów | 8.2 |
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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_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
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