Health in Kars (Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan, Türkiye): official figures
Kars province had 524 doctors in 2024, 192 per 100,000 people, 38th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 253 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Kars?
There were 8 hospitals in Kars province in 2024 (7 run by the Ministry of Health, 0 private, 1 university) with 787 beds, 289 per 100,000 people, 39th highest of 81 provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Kars?
Life expectancy at birth in Kars province was 78.5 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 76.1, women 81.0), up from 77.7 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 25th highest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The doctor ratio in Kars province rose from 149 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 192 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Kars province counted 703 nurses (258 per 100,000, national 309) and 303 midwives in 2024, with 24 dentists and 33 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 36 infants died before their first birthday in Kars province in 2024, compared with 77 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate in Kars province was 5.09 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 37 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Kars compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Kars ranks 44 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kilis | 201 |
| 42 | Diyarbakır | 201 |
| 43 | Çorum | 200 |
| 44 | Kars | 192 |
| 45 | Ordu | 192 |
| 46 | Bayburt | 189 |
| 47 | Uşak | 186 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Kars ranks 39 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Bitlis | 296 |
| 37 | Ordu | 293 |
| 38 | Sinop | 291 |
| 39 | Kars | 289 |
| 40 | Burdur | 279 |
| 41 | Amasya | 277 |
| 42 | Batman | 277 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)
Kars ranks 70 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Kocaeli | 265 |
| 68 | Kırklareli | 265 |
| 69 | Tekirdağ | 260 |
| 70 | Kars | 258 |
| 71 | Sakarya | 252 |
| 72 | Yalova | 243 |
| 73 | Muğla | 243 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)
Kars ranks 25 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | İstanbul | 78.6 |
| 23 | Rize | 78.6 |
| 24 | Karaman | 78.5 |
| 25 | Kars | 78.5 |
| 26 | Antalya | 78.4 |
| 27 | Ardahan | 78.4 |
| 28 | Elazığ | 78.4 |
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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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