The aim of the paper is to compare selected indicators from a socio - demographic point of view in the territory of the Czech Republic with a focus on the case study of the Jeseník district in the context of the availability of medical care and facilities. The paper is divided into two parts, where the first part of the empirical results focuses on the socio - demographic profile of the Czech Republic with a focus on the number of inhabitants, nationalities and links to historical milestones in the analyzed c ountry. The data was collected through the Czech Statistical Office for 1869 - 2021 (secondary data). It has been found that the population in a given country is aging, having some negative effects on the economy, and thus on the availability of health care . The next part of the paper focuses on a case study in LAU 1 Jeseník, where the authors of the paper performed a correlation analysis between the number of inhabitants and indicators focusing on the availability of doctors and medical facilities. A sign ificant finding of the given case study is the link, where the number of residents per one doctor decreases with the gradual decline and aging of the population. This finding may have a negative impact on ensuring the quality of health care in the region i n the future.