Health in İzmir, Türkiye: official figures
İzmir (figures for the whole province) had 15,728 doctors in 2024, 350 per 100,000 people, 2nd highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 7,654 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in İzmir?
There were 64 hospitals across the province that contains the city of İzmir in 2024 (31 run by the Ministry of Health, 30 private, 3 university) with 14,522 beds, 323 per 100,000 people, 14th highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in İzmir?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of İzmir was 78.1 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.2, women 81.1), down from 78.8 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 12th 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 İzmir rose from 240 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 350 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of İzmir counted 14,146 nurses (315 per 100,000, national 309) and 2,903 midwives in 2024, with 74 dentists and 56 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 266 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of İzmir in 2024, compared with 508 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of İzmir was 5.91 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 50 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How İzmir compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
İzmir ranks 2 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)
İzmir ranks 14 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Antalya | 339 |
| 12 | Kayseri | 333 |
| 13 | Manisa | 324 |
| 14 | İzmir | 323 |
| 15 | Adana | 316 |
| 16 | Denizli | 310 |
| 17 | Aydın | 310 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
İzmir ranks 12 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Konya | 356 |
| 10 | Gaziantep | 323 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 320 |
| 12 | İzmir | 315 |
| 13 | Antalya | 306 |
| 14 | Aydın | 304 |
| 15 | Balıkesir | 304 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
İzmir ranks 12 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Elazığ | 78.4 |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 78.3 |
| 11 | Ordu | 78.2 |
| 12 | İzmir | 78.1 |
| 13 | Diyarbakir | 78.1 |
| 14 | Aydın | 78.1 |
| 15 | Denizli | 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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