Health in Adana, Türkiye: official figures
Adana (figures for the whole province) had 5,857 doctors in 2024, 257 per 100,000 people, 14th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 2,971 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Adana?
There were 32 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Adana in 2024 (16 run by the Ministry of Health, 14 private, 2 university) with 7,203 beds, 316 per 100,000 people, 15th highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Adana?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Adana was 76.8 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 74.0, women 79.6), down from 77.4 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 2nd lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey 77.3).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The doctor ratio across the province that contains the city of Adana rose from 176 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 257 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Adana counted 6,921 nurses (303 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,722 midwives in 2024, with 53 dentists and 55 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 255 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Adana in 2024, compared with 527 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Adana was 7.47 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 96 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Adana compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Adana ranks 14 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kayseri | 269 |
| 12 | Malatya | 264 |
| 13 | Sivas | 257 |
| 14 | Adana | 257 |
| 15 | Denizli | 251 |
| 16 | Muğla | 238 |
| 17 | Aydın | 227 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Adana ranks 15 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Kayseri | 333 |
| 13 | Manisa | 324 |
| 14 | İzmir | 323 |
| 15 | Adana | 316 |
| 16 | Denizli | 310 |
| 17 | Aydın | 310 |
| 18 | İstanbul | 300 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Adana ranks 16 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Antalya | 306 |
| 14 | Aydın | 304 |
| 15 | Balıkesir | 304 |
| 16 | Adana | 303 |
| 17 | Ordu | 303 |
| 18 | Kahramanmaraş | 303 |
| 19 | Van | 293 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Adana ranks 32 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Balıkesir | 77.3 |
| 28 | Manisa | 77.1 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 77.1 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 77.0 |
| 31 | Hatay | 76.9 |
| 32 | Adana | 76.8 |
| 33 | Gaziantep | 76.2 |
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Sources
- Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute): Bölgesel İstatistikler (Regional Statistics database): 114 indicators for the 81 provinces, 2014-2024 (CSV export), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54a60ac62f7a…)
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