Health in Hatay, Türkiye: official figures
Hatay (figures for the whole province) had 2,539 doctors in 2024, 163 per 100,000 people, 4th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,244 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Hatay?
There were 21 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Hatay in 2024 (15 run by the Ministry of Health, 5 private, 1 university) with 4,023 beds, 258 per 100,000 people, 5th lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Hatay?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Hatay was 76.9 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 74.7, women 79.2), down from 77.9 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 3rd 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 Hatay rose from 129 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 163 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Hatay counted 4,369 nurses (280 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,129 midwives in 2024, with 35 dentists and 44 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 236 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Hatay in 2024, compared with 374 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Hatay was 3.41 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 102 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Hatay compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Hatay ranks 30 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)
Hatay ranks 29 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kocaeli | 266 |
| 27 | Bursa | 264 |
| 28 | Muğla | 258 |
| 29 | Hatay | 258 |
| 30 | Kahramanmaraş | 249 |
| 31 | Sakarya | 224 |
| 32 | Mardin | 207 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Hatay ranks 24 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Diyarbakir | 285 |
| 22 | Manisa | 283 |
| 23 | Denizli | 281 |
| 24 | Hatay | 280 |
| 25 | Batman | 278 |
| 26 | Bursa | 267 |
| 27 | Mersin | 266 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Hatay ranks 31 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Balıkesir | 77.3 |
| 28 | Manisa | 77.1 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 77.1 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 77.0 |
| 31 | Hatay | 76.9 |
| 32 | Adana | 76.8 |
| 33 | Gaziantep | 76.2 |
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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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