Health in Ordu, Türkiye: official figures
Ordu (figures for the whole province) had 1,480 doctors in 2024, 192 per 100,000 people, 8th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 755 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Ordu?
There were 18 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Ordu in 2024 (13 run by the Ministry of Health, 5 private, 0 university) with 2,261 beds, 293 per 100,000 people, 15th lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Ordu?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Ordu was 78.2 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.5, women 81.2), down from 79.8 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 11th 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 Ordu rose from 129 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 192 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Ordu counted 2,338 nurses (303 per 100,000, national 309) and 663 midwives in 2024, with 51 dentists and 49 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 38 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Ordu in 2024, compared with 80 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Ordu was 6.34 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 52 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Ordu compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Ordu ranks 26 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Manisa | 205 |
| 24 | Gaziantep | 202 |
| 25 | Diyarbakir | 201 |
| 26 | Ordu | 192 |
| 27 | Van | 185 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 181 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 169 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Ordu ranks 19 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Denizli | 310 |
| 17 | Aydın | 310 |
| 18 | İstanbul | 300 |
| 19 | Ordu | 293 |
| 20 | Batman | 277 |
| 21 | Van | 275 |
| 22 | Tekirdağ | 272 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Ordu ranks 17 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Aydın | 304 |
| 15 | Balıkesir | 304 |
| 16 | Adana | 303 |
| 17 | Ordu | 303 |
| 18 | Kahramanmaraş | 303 |
| 19 | Van | 293 |
| 20 | İstanbul | 288 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Ordu ranks 11 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Antalya | 78.4 |
| 9 | Elazığ | 78.4 |
| 10 | Kahramanmaraş | 78.3 |
| 11 | Ordu | 78.2 |
| 12 | İzmir | 78.1 |
| 13 | Diyarbakir | 78.1 |
| 14 | Aydın | 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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