Health care, accidents

In addition to lifestyle factors, health status is significantly influenced by the preparedness of the health care system. Health statistics provides data on the health status of the population, the presence of lifestyle risks having the strongest impact on the health of the population, the most common diseases and on how much the population does for their health. It monitors changes in the material, personnel and financial conditions that ensure the functioning of the different levels of the care system. Accident statistics takes account of traffic accidents in the country, in particular, it deals with road traffic accidents causing personal injury.

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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, 1st quarter 2021

Partly as a result of the restrictions maintained and reintroduced owing to the epidemic, the number of accidents fell by 14% during the 1st quarter 2021, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. A total of 2,475 accidents occurred on the public roads in Hungary. The number of deaths slightly increased, while the number of severe and minor injuries significantly decreased. There were considerably fewer drunk-driving accidents.

Significant decrease in health visitor visits to expectant mothers

The number of expectant mothers registered at the health visitor services increased by 2.2% in 2019 and 2.7% in 2020. At the same time, the number of visits by health visitors to mothers decreased slightly in 2019, but by 40% in 2020, mainly due to the Covid19 epidemic. In view of the exceptional situation, some of the communication between health visitors and mothers was carried out through teleconsultation, without face-to-face meetings, replacing family visits and/or counselling.

Yearbook of Health Statistics, 2018

This publication gives a comprehensive picture of the operation of national health care, medicine supply and numerous other related fields, too. The indexes reflecting the health status of the population include the registered diseases, the registered cared, the data on accidents and suicides, as well as the information on the access to health services. Health economic data and some key international indicators are also presented in this publication.