Health of women and men
In the long run, on average, higher health care expenditures are spent on women. In 2023, the expenditure of health insurance companies for one woman (CZK 42.7 thousand) were 5% higher than for men (CZK 40.6 thousand). Approximately 703.5 thousand women (54% of the total number of hospitalized) and 592,9 thousand men were hospitalized in acute care hospitals in 2024, 12,7 women and 11.1 men per 100 inhabitants.
Hospitalised persons in acute care hospitals – women
Publication date: 10. 12. 2025
2024
703,503
Hospitalised persons in acute care hospitals – men
Publication date: 10. 12. 2025
2024
592,894
Data and time series
Women and men – health
Territory: Czech Republic
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure of health insurance companies (CZK per capita) | women | 25,928 | 27,504 | 29,759 | 33,907 | 38,484 | 39,401 | 42,661 | : |
| men | 24,017 | 25,667 | 27,829 | 32,181 | 37,056 | 37,465 | 40,628 | : | |
| Hospitalised persons in acute care hospitals (absolute value) | women | 779,741 | 771,431 | 764,333 | 667,974 | 675,852 | 718,781 | 710,867 | 703,503 |
| men | 615,011 | 613,008 | 612,473 | 532,285 | 543,622 | 588,777 | 590,175 | 592,894 | |
| Hospitalised persons in acute care hospitals per 100 population | women | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| men | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.1 | |
Source: Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the CR, CZSO
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