Health in Elazığ, Türkiye: official figures
Elazığ (figures for the whole province) had 1,859 doctors in 2024, 308 per 100,000 people, 4th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 796 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Elazığ?
There were 13 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Elazığ in 2024 (8 run by the Ministry of Health, 4 private, 1 university) with 3,214 beds, 532 per 100,000 people, the highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Elazığ?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Elazığ was 78.4 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 76.1, women 80.7), down from 78.5 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 9th 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 Elazığ rose from 199 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 308 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Elazığ counted 2,600 nurses (431 per 100,000, national 309) and 664 midwives in 2024, with 57 dentists and 43 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 53 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Elazığ in 2024, compared with 105 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Elazığ was 4.30 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 84 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Elazığ compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Elazığ ranks 4 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)
Elazığ ranks 1 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elazığ | 532 |
| 2 | Erzurum | 496 |
| 3 | Sivas | 460 |
| 4 | Malatya | 449 |
| 5 | Ankara | 425 |
| 6 | Trabzon | 399 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 391 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Elazığ ranks 2 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)
Elazığ ranks 9 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | İstanbul | 78.6 |
| 7 | Batman | 78.6 |
| 8 | Antalya | 78.4 |
| 9 | Elazığ | 78.4 |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 78.3 |
| 11 | Ordu | 78.2 |
| 12 | İzmir | 78.1 |
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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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