Health in Sivas, Türkiye: official figures
Sivas (figures for the whole province) had 1,640 doctors in 2024, 257 per 100,000 people, 13th highest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 656 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Sivas?
There were 20 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Sivas in 2024 (18 run by the Ministry of Health, 1 private, 1 university) with 2,930 beds, 460 per 100,000 people, 3rd highest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Sivas?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Sivas was 78.1 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.6, women 80.7), up from 77.8 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 16th 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 Sivas rose from 185 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 257 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Sivas counted 2,545 nurses (400 per 100,000, national 309) and 658 midwives in 2024, with 58 dentists and 48 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 57 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Sivas 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 Sivas was 4.35 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 Sivas compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Sivas ranks 13 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Konya | 270 |
| 11 | Kayseri | 269 |
| 12 | Malatya | 264 |
| 13 | Sivas | 257 |
| 14 | Adana | 257 |
| 15 | Denizli | 251 |
| 16 | Muğla | 238 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Sivas ranks 3 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)
Sivas ranks 5 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Elazığ | 431 |
| 3 | Trabzon | 421 |
| 4 | Ankara | 413 |
| 5 | Sivas | 400 |
| 6 | Samsun | 390 |
| 7 | Eskişehir | 386 |
| 8 | Erzurum | 370 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Sivas ranks 16 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Diyarbakir | 78.1 |
| 14 | Aydın | 78.1 |
| 15 | Denizli | 78.1 |
| 16 | Sivas | 78.1 |
| 17 | Eskişehir | 77.9 |
| 18 | Konya | 77.8 |
| 19 | Bursa | 77.7 |
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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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