Europe
Healthcare and travel insurance in Austria
$6,739health spend per person
Healthcare in Austria
Excellent public healthcare. EU visitors use the EHIC; others pay privately unless insured. Call 1450 for medical advice and 144 for an ambulance.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants need travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000.
- Pharmacies: Painkillers and most medicines are sold only in an Apotheke; the night-duty rota is posted on every pharmacy door.
- Doctors: 5.5 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 133 · Ambulance 144 · Fire 122 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
- KlimaTicket Österreich
- ÖBB Austrian Federal Railways
- European Commission: Entry/Exit System
- Speedtest Global Index: Austria
- World Bank open data
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