Health in Batman, Türkiye: official figures
Batman (figures for the whole province) had 945 doctors in 2024, 144 per 100,000 people, 3rd lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 498 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Batman?
There were 12 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Batman in 2024 (7 run by the Ministry of Health, 5 private, 0 university) with 1,815 beds, 277 per 100,000 people, 14th lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Batman?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Batman was 78.6 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.9, women 81.1), down from 78.7 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 7th 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 Batman rose from 112 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 144 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Batman counted 1,820 nurses (278 per 100,000, national 309) and 462 midwives in 2024, with 30 dentists and 39 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 121 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Batman in 2024, compared with 235 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Batman was 6.45 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 66 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Batman compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Batman ranks 31 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Van | 185 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 181 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 169 |
| 30 | Hatay | 163 |
| 31 | Batman | 144 |
| 32 | Mardin | 141 |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 130 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Batman ranks 20 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aydın | 310 |
| 18 | İstanbul | 300 |
| 19 | Ordu | 293 |
| 20 | Batman | 277 |
| 21 | Van | 275 |
| 22 | Tekirdağ | 272 |
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 272 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Batman ranks 25 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Manisa | 283 |
| 23 | Denizli | 281 |
| 24 | Hatay | 280 |
| 25 | Batman | 278 |
| 26 | Bursa | 267 |
| 27 | Mersin | 266 |
| 28 | Kocaeli | 265 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Batman ranks 7 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Trabzon | 79.0 |
| 5 | Malatya | 78.8 |
| 6 | İstanbul | 78.6 |
| 7 | Batman | 78.6 |
| 8 | Antalya | 78.4 |
| 9 | Elazığ | 78.4 |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 78.3 |
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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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