Health in Shida Kartli, Georgia: official figures
Shida Kartli had 737 doctors of all specialties at the end of 2025, about 30 per 10,000 residents, 4th lowest of 11 regions (Georgia 57).
How many hospitals are in Shida Kartli?
Shida Kartli had 10 hospitals and medical centres with 565 beds at the end of 2025, about 23 beds per 10,000 people, 5th lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Shida Kartli?
Infant mortality in Shida Kartli averaged 3.7 deaths per 1,000 live births over 2024-2025 (17 infant deaths), against 7.5 for Georgia, the lowest of 11 regions.
Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copyMore figures
- The number of doctors working in Shida Kartli fell from 749 at the end of 2024 to 737 a year later; 753 nurses were working there at the end of 2025. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- 171 clinics and other outpatient institutions in Shida Kartli recorded 444,530 patient visits in 2025, about 1.8 per resident (Georgia 4.3). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- The crude death rate in Shida Kartli was 12.1 per 1,000 residents in 2025 (Georgia 11.3) and the birth rate was 9.0 per 1,000. Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
- Households in Shida Kartli spent an average of 39 lari per person a month on health care in 2025, 11% of their consumption spending (Georgia 46 lari, 10%). Source: National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) · saved copy
How Shida Kartli compares with other first-level divisions
Doctors per 10,000 residents (2025)
Shida Kartli ranks 8 of 11, highest first. Doctors at the end of 2025 divided by the population on 1 January 2026
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 36 |
| 6 | Kakheti | 33 |
| 7 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 32 |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 30 |
| 9 | Kvemo Kartli | 29 |
| 10 | Guria | 24 |
| 11 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 22 |
Hospital beds per 10,000 residents (2025)
Shida Kartli ranks 7 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Hospital beds per 10,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 30 |
| 5 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 23 |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 23 |
| 7 | Shida Kartli | 23 |
| 8 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 20 |
| 9 | Kvemo Kartli | 19 |
| 10 | Kakheti | 19 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024-2025) (2024-2025)
Shida Kartli ranks 11 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births (2024-2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo (lower) Svaneti | 7.0 |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 6.9 |
| 7 | Kakheti | 6.7 |
| 8 | Kvemo Kartli | 6.6 |
| 9 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 5.9 |
| 10 | Imereti | 5.7 |
| 11 | Shida Kartli | 3.7 |
Household spending on health care per person (lari a month) (2025)
Shida Kartli ranks 8 of 11, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Household spending on health care per person (lari a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Adjara Aut. Rep. | 43 |
| 6 | Samtskhe-Javakheti | 42 |
| 7 | Samergelo and Zemo (upper) Svaneti | 41 |
| 8 | Shida Kartli | 39 |
| 9 | Guria | 29 |
| 10 | Mtskheta-Mtianeti | 23 |
| 11 | Kvemo Kartli | 23 |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat): Regional Statistics: population and vital statistics, regional GDP, labour force, earnings, household incomes and expenditures, health care and social protection, schools and universities, household infrastructure, hotels and foreign direct investment by region (the eleven Excel files offered on the page, saved unmodified in one archive with a manifest of their download links), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a38acfadfe56…)
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