Health in Ankara, Türkiye: official figures
Ankara (figures for the whole province) had 26,798 doctors in 2024, 457 per 100,000 people, the highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 12,064 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Ankara?
There were 85 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Ankara in 2024 (37 run by the Ministry of Health, 38 private, 10 university) with 24,909 beds, 425 per 100,000 people, 5th highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Ankara?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Ankara was 79.2 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 76.5, women 81.8), down from 79.4 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 3rd highest 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 Ankara rose from 313 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 457 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Ankara counted 24,242 nurses (413 per 100,000, national 309) and 4,045 midwives in 2024, with 88 dentists and 60 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 350 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Ankara in 2024, compared with 531 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Ankara was 5.14 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 55 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 64% of residents of Ankara were satisfied with health care services, doctors and hospitals. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Ankara compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Ankara ranks 1 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ankara | 457 |
| 2 | İzmir | 350 |
| 3 | İstanbul | 317 |
| 4 | Elazığ | 308 |
| 5 | Trabzon | 305 |
| 6 | Erzurum | 295 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 292 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Ankara ranks 5 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Erzurum | 496 |
| 3 | Sivas | 460 |
| 4 | Malatya | 449 |
| 5 | Ankara | 425 |
| 6 | Trabzon | 399 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 391 |
| 8 | Gaziantep | 386 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Ankara ranks 4 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malatya | 448 |
| 2 | Elazığ | 431 |
| 3 | Trabzon | 421 |
| 4 | Ankara | 413 |
| 5 | Sivas | 400 |
| 6 | Samsun | 390 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 386 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Ankara ranks 3 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mardin | 79.7 |
| 2 | Muğla | 79.3 |
| 3 | Ankara | 79.2 |
| 4 | Trabzon | 79.0 |
| 5 | Malatya | 78.8 |
| 6 | İstanbul | 78.6 |
| 7 | Batman | 78.6 |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
- 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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