Health in Sakarya, Türkiye: official figures
Sakarya (figures for the whole province) had 2,277 doctors in 2024, 205 per 100,000 people, 12th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,046 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Sakarya?
There were 19 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Sakarya in 2024 (14 run by the Ministry of Health, 5 private, 0 university) with 2,491 beds, 224 per 100,000 people, 3rd lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Sakarya?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Sakarya was 77.4 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 74.8, women 80.1), down from 77.5 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 8th 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 Sakarya rose from 136 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 205 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Sakarya counted 2,798 nurses (252 per 100,000, national 309) and 849 midwives in 2024, with 50 dentists and 48 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 81 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Sakarya in 2024, compared with 116 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Sakarya was 3.35 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 94 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Sakarya compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Sakarya ranks 22 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Kocaeli | 210 |
| 20 | Balıkesir | 209 |
| 21 | Mersin | 206 |
| 22 | Sakarya | 205 |
| 23 | Manisa | 205 |
| 24 | Gaziantep | 202 |
| 25 | Diyarbakir | 201 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Sakarya ranks 31 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Bursa | 264 |
| 28 | Muğla | 258 |
| 29 | Hatay | 258 |
| 30 | Kahramanmaraş | 249 |
| 31 | Sakarya | 224 |
| 32 | Mardin | 207 |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 193 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Sakarya ranks 30 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Mersin | 266 |
| 28 | Kocaeli | 265 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 260 |
| 30 | Sakarya | 252 |
| 31 | Muğla | 243 |
| 32 | Mardin | 219 |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 207 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Sakarya ranks 26 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Kocaeli | 77.6 |
| 24 | Samsun | 77.6 |
| 25 | Van | 77.6 |
| 26 | Sakarya | 77.4 |
| 27 | Balıkesir | 77.3 |
| 28 | Manisa | 77.1 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 77.1 |
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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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