Health in Malatya, Türkiye: official figures
Malatya (figures for the whole province) had 1,984 doctors in 2024, 264 per 100,000 people, 12th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 867 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Malatya?
There were 18 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Malatya in 2024 (13 run by the Ministry of Health, 4 private, 1 university) with 3,373 beds, 449 per 100,000 people, 4th highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Malatya?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Malatya was 78.8 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 76.1, women 81.6), unchanged from 78.8 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 5th 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 Malatya rose from 197 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 264 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Malatya counted 3,365 nurses (448 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,016 midwives in 2024, with 57 dentists and 49 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 73 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Malatya in 2024, compared with 159 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Malatya was 6.83 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 125 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Malatya compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Malatya ranks 12 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Samsun | 274 |
| 10 | Konya | 270 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 269 |
| 12 | Malatya | 264 |
| 13 | Sivas | 257 |
| 14 | Adana | 257 |
| 15 | Denizli | 251 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Malatya ranks 4 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)
Malatya ranks 1 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malatya | 448 |
| 2 | Elazığ | 431 |
| 3 | Trabzon | 421 |
| 4 | Ankara | 413 |
| 5 | Sivas | 400 |
| 6 | Samsun | 390 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 386 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Malatya ranks 5 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Muğla | 79.3 |
| 3 | Ankara | 79.2 |
| 4 | Trabzon | 79.0 |
| 5 | Malatya | 78.8 |
| 6 | İstanbul | 78.6 |
| 7 | Batman | 78.6 |
| 8 | Antalya | 78.4 |
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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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