Health in Sinop (Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop, Türkiye): official figures

Sinop province had 351 doctors in 2024, 155 per 100,000 people, 15th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 176 of them were specialists.

How many hospitals are in Sinop?

There were 7 hospitals in Sinop province in 2024 (7 run by the Ministry of Health, 0 private, 0 university) with 660 beds, 291 per 100,000 people, 38th highest of 81 provinces.

Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

What is the life expectancy in Sinop?

Life expectancy at birth in Sinop province was 77.7 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.0, women 80.7), down from 78.6 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 30th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).

Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

More figures

The doctor ratio in Sinop province rose from 118 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 155 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
Sinop province counted 831 nurses (366 per 100,000, national 309) and 233 midwives in 2024, with 40 dentists and 48 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
8 infants died before their first birthday in Sinop province in 2024, compared with 22 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
The crude suicide rate in Sinop province was 0.88 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 150 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

How Sinop compares with other provinces in Türkiye

Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)

Sinop ranks 67 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Doctors per 100,000 people
64	Hatay	163
65	Adıyaman	158
66	Bartın	157
67	Sinop	155
68	Nevşehir	154
69	Niğde	153
70	Bingöl	149

Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)

Sinop ranks 38 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Hospital beds per 100,000 people
35	İstanbul	300
36	Bitlis	296
37	Ordu	293
38	Sinop	291
39	Kars	289
40	Burdur	279
41	Amasya	277

Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)

Sinop ranks 16 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nurses per 100,000 people
13	Kütahya	382
14	Giresun	376
15	Erzurum	370
16	Sinop	366
17	Konya	356
18	Zonguldak	352
19	Rize	350

Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)

Sinop ranks 52 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Life expectancy at birth (years)
49	Kayseri	77.7
50	Mersin	77.7
51	Nevşehir	77.7
52	Sinop	77.7
53	Bilecik	77.6
54	Kocaeli	77.6
55	Muş	77.6

Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

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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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