Health in Kocaeli, Türkiye: official figures
Kocaeli (figures for the whole province) had 4,481 doctors in 2024, 210 per 100,000 people, 15th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 2,381 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Kocaeli?
There were 29 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Kocaeli in 2024 (11 run by the Ministry of Health, 17 private, 1 university) with 5,670 beds, 266 per 100,000 people, 8th lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Kocaeli?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Kocaeli was 77.6 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.2, women 80.2), down from 77.9 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 11th 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 Kocaeli rose from 161 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 210 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Kocaeli counted 5,652 nurses (265 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,355 midwives in 2024, with 54 dentists and 40 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 171 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Kocaeli in 2024, compared with 253 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Kocaeli was 4.68 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 60 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Kocaeli compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Kocaeli ranks 19 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Muğla | 238 |
| 17 | Aydın | 227 |
| 18 | Bursa | 226 |
| 19 | Kocaeli | 210 |
| 20 | Balıkesir | 209 |
| 21 | Mersin | 206 |
| 22 | Sakarya | 205 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Kocaeli ranks 26 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 272 |
| 24 | Mersin | 272 |
| 25 | Balıkesir | 267 |
| 26 | Kocaeli | 266 |
| 27 | Bursa | 264 |
| 28 | Muğla | 258 |
| 29 | Hatay | 258 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Kocaeli ranks 28 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Batman | 278 |
| 26 | Bursa | 267 |
| 27 | Mersin | 266 |
| 28 | Kocaeli | 265 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 260 |
| 30 | Sakarya | 252 |
| 31 | Muğla | 243 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Kocaeli ranks 23 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Mersin | 77.7 |
| 21 | Kayseri | 77.7 |
| 22 | Erzurum | 77.7 |
| 23 | Kocaeli | 77.6 |
| 24 | Samsun | 77.6 |
| 25 | Van | 77.6 |
| 26 | Sakarya | 77.4 |
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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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