Health in Kayseri, Türkiye: official figures
Kayseri (figures for the whole province) had 3,910 doctors in 2024, 269 per 100,000 people, 11th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,678 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Kayseri?
There were 27 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Kayseri in 2024 (14 run by the Ministry of Health, 12 private, 1 university) with 4,833 beds, 333 per 100,000 people, 12th highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Kayseri?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Kayseri was 77.7 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.2, women 80.3), down from 78.0 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 13th 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 Kayseri rose from 184 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 269 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Kayseri counted 4,643 nurses (320 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,147 midwives in 2024, with 61 dentists and 55 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 149 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Kayseri in 2024, compared with 247 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Kayseri was 6.42 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 109 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Kayseri compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Kayseri ranks 11 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Antalya | 286 |
| 9 | Samsun | 274 |
| 10 | Konya | 270 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 269 |
| 12 | Malatya | 264 |
| 13 | Sivas | 257 |
| 14 | Adana | 257 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Kayseri ranks 12 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Konya | 381 |
| 10 | Samsun | 381 |
| 11 | Antalya | 339 |
| 12 | Kayseri | 333 |
| 13 | Manisa | 324 |
| 14 | İzmir | 323 |
| 15 | Adana | 316 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Kayseri ranks 11 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Erzurum | 370 |
| 9 | Konya | 356 |
| 10 | Gaziantep | 323 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 320 |
| 12 | İzmir | 315 |
| 13 | Antalya | 306 |
| 14 | Aydın | 304 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Kayseri ranks 21 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Konya | 77.8 |
| 19 | Bursa | 77.7 |
| 20 | Mersin | 77.7 |
| 21 | Kayseri | 77.7 |
| 22 | Erzurum | 77.7 |
| 23 | Kocaeli | 77.6 |
| 24 | Samsun | 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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