Health in Mersin, Türkiye: official figures
Mersin (figures for the whole province) had 4,018 doctors in 2024, 206 per 100,000 people, 13th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 2,096 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Mersin?
There were 27 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Mersin in 2024 (11 run by the Ministry of Health, 15 private, 1 university) with 5,314 beds, 272 per 100,000 people, 10th lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Mersin?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Mersin was 77.7 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 74.9, women 80.6), down from 78.3 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 14th 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 Mersin rose from 142 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 206 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Mersin counted 5,200 nurses (266 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,690 midwives in 2024, with 50 dentists and 51 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 176 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Mersin in 2024, compared with 372 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Mersin was 6.53 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 77 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Mersin compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Mersin ranks 21 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Bursa | 226 |
| 19 | Kocaeli | 210 |
| 20 | Balıkesir | 209 |
| 21 | Mersin | 206 |
| 22 | Sakarya | 205 |
| 23 | Manisa | 205 |
| 24 | Gaziantep | 202 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Mersin ranks 24 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Van | 275 |
| 22 | Tekirdağ | 272 |
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 272 |
| 24 | Mersin | 272 |
| 25 | Balıkesir | 267 |
| 26 | Kocaeli | 266 |
| 27 | Bursa | 264 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Mersin ranks 27 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Hatay | 280 |
| 25 | Batman | 278 |
| 26 | Bursa | 267 |
| 27 | Mersin | 266 |
| 28 | Kocaeli | 265 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 260 |
| 30 | Sakarya | 252 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Mersin ranks 20 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Eskişehir | 77.9 |
| 18 | Konya | 77.8 |
| 19 | Bursa | 77.7 |
| 20 | Mersin | 77.7 |
| 21 | Kayseri | 77.7 |
| 22 | Erzurum | 77.7 |
| 23 | Kocaeli | 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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