Health in Erzurum, Türkiye: official figures
Erzurum (figures for the whole province) had 2,201 doctors in 2024, 295 per 100,000 people, 6th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 860 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Erzurum?
There were 20 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Erzurum in 2024 (18 run by the Ministry of Health, 1 private, 1 university) with 3,694 beds, 496 per 100,000 people, 2nd highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Erzurum?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Erzurum was 77.7 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.3, women 80.1), up from 77.3 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 12th 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 Erzurum rose from 206 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 295 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Erzurum counted 2,753 nurses (370 per 100,000, national 309) and 688 midwives in 2024, with 60 dentists and 45 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 84 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Erzurum in 2024, compared with 207 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Erzurum was 3.75 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 99 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Erzurum compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Erzurum ranks 6 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | İstanbul | 317 |
| 4 | Elazığ | 308 |
| 5 | Trabzon | 305 |
| 6 | Erzurum | 295 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 292 |
| 8 | Antalya | 286 |
| 9 | Samsun | 274 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Erzurum ranks 2 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)
Erzurum ranks 8 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sivas | 400 |
| 6 | Samsun | 390 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 386 |
| 8 | Erzurum | 370 |
| 9 | Konya | 356 |
| 10 | Gaziantep | 323 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 320 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Erzurum ranks 22 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bursa | 77.7 |
| 20 | Mersin | 77.7 |
| 21 | Kayseri | 77.7 |
| 22 | Erzurum | 77.7 |
| 23 | Kocaeli | 77.6 |
| 24 | Samsun | 77.6 |
| 25 | Van | 77.6 |
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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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