Health in Van, Türkiye: official figures
Van (figures for the whole province) had 2,071 doctors in 2024, 185 per 100,000 people, 7th lowest of 33 big-city provinces (Turkey: 258); 911 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Van?
There were 15 hospitals across the province that contains the city of Van in 2024 (11 run by the Ministry of Health, 3 private, 1 university) with 3,074 beds, 275 per 100,000 people, 13th lowest of 33 big-city provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Van?
Life expectancy at birth across the province that contains the city of Van was 77.6 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.5, women 79.8), up from 75.6 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 9th 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 Van rose from 125 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 185 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The province of Van counted 3,280 nurses (293 per 100,000, national 309) and 673 midwives in 2024, with 37 dentists and 37 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 210 infants died before their first birthday across the province that contains the city of Van in 2024, compared with 518 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate across the province that contains the city of Van was 4.81 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 46 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Van compares with other cities in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Van ranks 27 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Doctors per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Gaziantep | 202 |
| 25 | Diyarbakir | 201 |
| 26 | Ordu | 192 |
| 27 | Van | 185 |
| 28 | Kahramanmaraş | 181 |
| 29 | Tekirdağ | 169 |
| 30 | Hatay | 163 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Van ranks 21 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | İstanbul | 300 |
| 19 | Ordu | 293 |
| 20 | Batman | 277 |
| 21 | Van | 275 |
| 22 | Tekirdağ | 272 |
| 23 | Diyarbakir | 272 |
| 24 | Mersin | 272 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) (2024)
Van ranks 19 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Nurses per 100,000 people (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Adana | 303 |
| 17 | Ordu | 303 |
| 18 | Kahramanmaraş | 303 |
| 19 | Van | 293 |
| 20 | İstanbul | 288 |
| 21 | Diyarbakir | 285 |
| 22 | Manisa | 283 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) (2023)
Van ranks 25 of 33, highest first. Province-wide figures for the 33 cities with pages.
| Rank | City | Life expectancy at birth (years) (whole province) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Erzurum | 77.7 |
| 23 | Kocaeli | 77.6 |
| 24 | Samsun | 77.6 |
| 25 | Van | 77.6 |
| 26 | Sakarya | 77.4 |
| 27 | Balıkesir | 77.3 |
| 28 | Manisa | 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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