Health in Dolnośląskie, Poland: official figures
Life expectancy at birth was 78.1 years in 2024 (78.5 for Poland); 11th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland.
How often do people see a doctor in Lower Silesia?
People in Lower Silesia had 8.6 out-patient consultations with a doctor per person in 2024 (9th highest of 17 regions), up from 7.5 in 2015, plus 1.0 dental visits each.
Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copyHow many nurses are there in Lower Silesia?
Lower Silesia had 56.3 nurses in employment per 10,000 people at the end of 2024, 7th lowest of 16 voivodeships, and 8.0 employed pharmacists per 10,000.
Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copyWhat is the cancer rate in Lower Silesia?
Doctors registered 473.2 new cases of cancer per 100,000 people in Lower Silesia in 2022, 6th lowest of 16 voivodeships (Poland: 463.0), including 51.7 breast cancers per 100,000.
Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Dolnośląskie?
Adjusting for age, 1,485.9 people per 100,000 died in 2021 (Poland: 1,504.5; EU: 1,073.4); 6th lowest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. Age-standardised rates allow fair comparison between places with older and younger populations.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Dolnośląskie?
The age-standardised cancer death rate was 279.8 per 100,000 in 2023, compared with 274.0 nationally and 233.1 in the EU; 6th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2015 it was 316.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Dolnośląskie?
Heart and circulatory diseases caused 560.5 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 451.0 nationally and 312.9 in the EU; the highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2015 it was 618.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die of respiratory disease in Dolnośląskie?
Respiratory diseases caused 109.1 deaths per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 88.9 nationally and 75.2 in the EU; 4th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2015 it was 87.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Dolnośląskie?
The age-standardised suicide rate was 12.0 per 100,000 in 2023, compared with 12.3 nationally and 10.4 in the EU; 8th lowest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2015 it was 16.1.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die in accidents in Dolnośląskie?
Accidents, injuries, violence and other external causes killed 41.9 per 100,000 in 2023 (age-standardised), compared with 55.3 nationally and 49.4 in the EU; 2nd lowest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2015 it was 53.2.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Dolnośląskie?
The infant mortality rate was 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, against 3.6 for Poland as a whole and 3.5 across the EU; 3rd highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2014 it was 4.6.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many hospital beds does Dolnośląskie have?
There were 729 hospital beds per 100,000 people in 2024, against 627 for Poland as a whole; 4th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Dolnośląskie?
There were 412 doctors per 100,000 people in 2024, against 386 for Poland as a whole; 5th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyCan people in Dolnośląskie get medical care?
2.9% 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, compared with 2.9% nationally; 9th highest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2019 it was 4.4%.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die on the roads in Dolnośląskie?
There were 52 road deaths per million people in 2024, against 52 for Poland as a whole; 6th lowest of 17 voivodeships in Poland. In 2014 it was 84.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is life expectancy for men and women in Dolnośląskie?
Women in Dolnośląskie could expect to live to 81.9 and men to 74.3 at 2024 death rates, a gap of 7.6 years.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow long do people live after 65 in Dolnośląskie?
People who reached 65 could expect 18.4 more years of life in 2024 (Poland: 18.5).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Each out-patient health care provider in Lower Silesia served 1,427 people on average in 2024, against 1,527 in 2015 and 1,375 across Poland. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Emergency medical teams in Lower Silesia were called out 261,474 times in 2024, 91.2 times per 1,000 people, from 117 teams (one per 24,515 residents) and 15 hospital emergency wards. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- There were 54.5 reported cases of Lyme disease per 100,000 people in Lower Silesia in 2024, against 79.5 nationally, and 34.7 cases of Clostridioides difficile enteritis. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Long-term care homes (chronic medical care and nursing homes) in Lower Silesia had 14.5 beds per 10,000 people at the end of 2024, and hospices and palliative wards 14.9 beds per 100,000. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- Workers in health care and social work in Lower Silesia earned an average gross wage of 8,543 złoty a month in 2024 (Poland: 8,679 złoty). Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
- 51% of the 27.8 million out-patient consultations given in Lower Silesia in 2024 were in primary care. Source: Statistics Poland (Główny Urząd Statystyczny, GUS) · saved copy
How Dolnośląskie compares with other voivodeships
New cancer cases per 100,000 people (2022)
Dolnośląskie ranks 11 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | New cancer cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Lubelskie | 477.6 |
| 9 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 477.0 |
| 10 | Łódzkie | 476.9 |
| 11 | Dolnośląskie | 473.2 |
| 12 | Wielkopolskie | 466.0 |
| 13 | Podkarpackie | 448.6 |
| 14 | Małopolskie | 426.9 |
Nurses employed per 10,000 people (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 11 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Nurses employed per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Małopolskie | 58.4 |
| 9 | Łódzkie | 57.7 |
| 10 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 57.7 |
| 11 | Dolnośląskie | 56.3 |
| 12 | Opolskie | 55.6 |
| 13 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 54.3 |
| 14 | Wielkopolskie | 48.1 |
Out-patient doctor consultations per person (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 9 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Out-patient doctor consultations per person |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Podlaskie | 8.9 |
| 7 | Zachodniopomorskie | 8.8 |
| 8 | Pomorskie | 8.7 |
| 9 | Dolnośląskie | 8.6 |
| 10 | Wielkopolskie | 8.6 |
| 11 | Małopolskie | 8.5 |
| 12 | Świętokrzyskie | 8.0 |
Emergency medical team call-outs per 1,000 people (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 6 of 17, highest first. The Masovian Voivodeship's figure is shown for both of its NUTS 2 regions (Warsaw capital region and Mazowiecki regionalny).
| Rank | Region | Emergency medical team call-outs per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Śląskie | 95.7 |
| 4 | Świętokrzyskie | 95.6 |
| 5 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 91.2 |
| 6 | Dolnośląskie | 91.2 |
| 7 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 90.5 |
| 8 | Łódzkie | 88.3 |
| 9 | Lubelskie | 85.4 |
Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) (2021)
Dolnośląskie ranks 12 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised, all causes) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Świętokrzyskie | 1,524.2 |
| 10 | Podlaskie | 1,519.0 |
| 11 | Wielkopolskie | 1,507.9 |
| 12 | Dolnośląskie | 1,485.9 |
| 13 | Podkarpackie | 1,450.3 |
| 14 | Opolskie | 1,431.2 |
| 15 | Pomorskie | 1,427.0 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Dolnośląskie ranks 6 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pomorskie | 289.5 |
| 4 | Zachodniopomorskie | 288.3 |
| 5 | Wielkopolskie | 284.4 |
| 6 | Dolnośląskie | 279.8 |
| 7 | Małopolskie | 277.9 |
| 8 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 273.9 |
| 9 | Warszawski stołeczny | 268.1 |
Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Dolnośląskie ranks 1 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Heart and circulatory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolnośląskie | 560.5 |
| 2 | Lubelskie | 547.0 |
| 3 | Podkarpackie | 515.5 |
| 4 | Świętokrzyskie | 509.1 |
| 5 | Lubuskie | 505.1 |
| 6 | Opolskie | 477.5 |
| 7 | Podlaskie | 476.5 |
Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Dolnośląskie ranks 4 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Respiratory deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Łódzkie | 117.5 |
| 2 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 115.2 |
| 3 | Warszawski stołeczny | 110.4 |
| 4 | Dolnośląskie | 109.1 |
| 5 | Pomorskie | 102.3 |
| 6 | Wielkopolskie | 97.7 |
| 7 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 91.5 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2023)
Dolnośląskie ranks 10 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Podlaskie | 13.2 |
| 8 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 12.5 |
| 9 | Warszawski stołeczny | 12.3 |
| 10 | Dolnośląskie | 12.0 |
| 11 | Lubelskie | 11.8 |
| 12 | Wielkopolskie | 11.7 |
| 13 | Podkarpackie | 11.7 |
Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 (2023)
Dolnośląskie ranks 16 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths from accidents, injury and violence per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 55.0 |
| 12 | Opolskie | 51.6 |
| 13 | Warszawski stołeczny | 50.2 |
| 14 | Podlaskie | 46.3 |
| 15 | Podkarpackie | 43.6 |
| 16 | Dolnośląskie | 41.9 |
| 17 | Małopolskie | 32.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 3 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lubelskie | 5.5 |
| 2 | Świętokrzyskie | 4.9 |
| 3 | Dolnośląskie | 4.5 |
| 4 | Pomorskie | 4.5 |
| 5 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 3.6 |
| 6 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 3.6 |
| 7 | Łódzkie | 3.4 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 4 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zachodniopomorskie | 1,257 |
| 2 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 959 |
| 3 | Świętokrzyskie | 878 |
| 4 | Dolnośląskie | 729 |
| 5 | Podkarpackie | 691 |
| 6 | Podlaskie | 629 |
| 7 | Lubelskie | 621 |
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 5 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Łódzkie | 446 |
| 3 | Podlaskie | 441 |
| 4 | Lubelskie | 416 |
| 5 | Dolnośląskie | 412 |
| 6 | Śląskie | 405 |
| 7 | Małopolskie | 388 |
| 8 | Pomorskie | 387 |
Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) (2025)
Dolnośląskie ranks 9 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unmet need for medical care (cost, distance or waiting list) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Śląskie | 3.2% |
| 7 | Opolskie | 3.1% |
| 8 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 3.0% |
| 9 | Dolnośląskie | 2.9% |
| 10 | Małopolskie | 2.5% |
| 11 | Pomorskie | 2.2% |
| 12 | Lubuskie | 2.2% |
Road deaths per million people (2024)
Dolnośląskie ranks 12 of 17, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Road deaths per million people |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Świętokrzyskie | 59 |
| 10 | Podlaskie | 54 |
| 11 | Podkarpackie | 53 |
| 12 | Dolnośląskie | 52 |
| 13 | Opolskie | 51 |
| 14 | Pomorskie | 50 |
| 15 | Małopolskie | 35 |
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