Table 1: Epidemiological data for seven CEE countries.

Country and Population in 2012 [Eurostat] Prevalence Incidence per 1,000 population per year
Poland
Population:
38,538,447
  • 1% [30]
  • Estimated number of patients with schizophrenia: 350,000–500,000 [30, 31]
  • 0.15–0.30 per 1,000 [30]
Slovakia
Population:
5,404,322
  • ­–
  • –
Estonia
Population:
1,325,217
  • 6.69 per 1,000 people
  • Highest in men aged 15–44 years and women aged over 45 [32]
  • Estimated number of people with diagnosed schizophrenia: 13,000 [33]
  • Estimated at 0.45–1.30 cases per 1,000 [32, 34]
Serbia
Population:
7,216,649
  • 5.41 per 1,000 patients
  • Estimated number of patients with schizophrenia: 31,149 [35]
  • –
Croatia
Population:
4,275,984
  • 3.94–5.1 per 1,000 population [36, 37]
  • Number of diagnosed patients with schizophrenia registered in primary care: 56,763 [38]
  • 0.21–0.27 per 1,000 [36, 37] based on ICD-10 criteria
Slovenia
Population:
2,055,496
  • Estimated number of patients with schizophrenia: 19,000 [39]
  • 10,294–20,588 (prevalence 0.5–1.0%) [40]
  • 0.15 per 1,000 (range 0.08–0.43) [39]
  • 0.04–0.22 according to DSM-IV [40]
  • 0.05-0.23 according to ICD-10 [40]
Hungary
Population:
9,931,925
  • –
  • –

– Data not identified in searchDSM-IV=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition; ICD-10= International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision