Health in Şanlıurfa, Türkiye: official figures
Şanlıurfa (figures for the whole province) had 2,912 doctors in 2024, 130 per 100,000 people, the lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,312 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Şanlıurfa?
There were 20 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa in 2024 (13 run by the Ministry of Health, 6 private, 1 university) with 4,329 beds, 193 per 100,000 people, the lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Şanlıurfa?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa was 77.0 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 74.1, women 79.9), down from 77.4 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 4th 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 Şanlıurfa rose from 117 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 130 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Şanlıurfa counted 4,633 nurses (207 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,080 midwives in 2024, with 24 dentists and 41 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 899 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa in 2024, compared with 1,134 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Şanlıurfa was 5.21 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 74 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Şanlıurfa compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Van | 185 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 181 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 169 |
| 30 | Hatay | 163 |
| 31 | Batman | 144 |
| 32 | Mardin | 141 |
| 33 | Şanlıurfa | 130 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 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)
Şanlıurfa ranks 33 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)
Şanlıurfa ranks 30 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Balıkesir | 77.3 |
| 28 | Manisa | 77.1 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 77.1 |
| 30 | Şanlıurfa | 77.0 |
| 31 | Hatay | 76.9 |
| 32 | Adana | 76.8 |
| 33 | Gaziantep | 76.2 |
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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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