Health in Balıkesir, Türkiye: official figures
Balıkesir (figures for the whole province) had 2,661 doctors in 2024, 209 per 100,000 people, 14th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,373 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Balıkesir?
There were 25 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir in 2024 (20 run by the Ministry of Health, 4 private, 1 university) with 3,410 beds, 267 per 100,000 people, 9th lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Balıkesir?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir was 77.3 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 74.5, women 80.2), down from 77.6 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 7th 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 Balıkesir rose from 132 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 209 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Balıkesir counted 3,875 nurses (304 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,251 midwives in 2024, with 48 dentists and 49 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 65 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir in 2024, compared with 98 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Balıkesir was 5.96 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 131 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Balıkesir compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Balıkesir ranks 20 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aydın | 227 |
| 18 | Bursa | 226 |
| 19 | Kocaeli | 210 |
| 20 | Balıkesir | 209 |
| 21 | Mersin | 206 |
| 22 | Sakarya | 205 |
| 23 | Manisa | 205 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Balıkesir ranks 25 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Tekirdağ | 272 |
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 272 |
| 24 | Mersin | 272 |
| 25 | Balıkesir | 267 |
| 26 | Kocaeli | 266 |
| 27 | Bursa | 264 |
| 28 | Muğla | 258 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Balıkesir ranks 15 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | İzmir | 315 |
| 13 | Antalya | 306 |
| 14 | Aydın | 304 |
| 15 | Balıkesir | 304 |
| 16 | Adana | 303 |
| 17 | Ordu | 303 |
| 18 | Kahramanmaraş | 303 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Balıkesir ranks 27 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Samsun | 77.6 |
| 25 | Van | 77.6 |
| 26 | Sakarya | 77.4 |
| 27 | Balıkesir | 77.3 |
| 28 | Manisa | 77.1 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 77.1 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 77.0 |
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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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