Health in Kocaeli (Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova, Türkiye): official figures

Kocaeli province had 4,481 doctors in 2024, 210 per 100,000 people, 34th highest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 2,381 of them were specialists.

How many hospitals are in Kocaeli?

There were 29 hospitals in Kocaeli province in 2024 (11 run by the Ministry of Health, 17 private, 1 university) with 5,670 beds, 266 per 100,000 people, 29th lowest of 81 provinces.

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

What is the life expectancy in Kocaeli?

Life expectancy at birth in Kocaeli province was 77.6 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.2, women 80.2), down from 77.9 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 28th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).

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

More figures

The doctor ratio in Kocaeli province rose from 161 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 210 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
Kocaeli province counted 5,652 nurses (265 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,355 midwives in 2024, with 54 dentists and 40 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
171 infants died before their first birthday in Kocaeli province in 2024, compared with 253 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
The crude suicide rate in Kocaeli province was 4.68 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 60 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

How Kocaeli compares with other provinces in Türkiye

Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)

Kocaeli ranks 34 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Doctors per 100,000 people
31	Afyonkarahisar	220
32	Erzincan	212
33	Kırşehir	212
34	Kocaeli	210
35	Balıkesir	209
36	Tokat	208
37	Mersin	206

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

Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)

Kocaeli ranks 53 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Hospital beds per 100,000 people
50	Kırklareli	268
51	Balıkesir	267
52	Bilecik	267
53	Kocaeli	266
54	Bursa	264
55	Yalova	259
56	Muğla	258

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

Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)

Kocaeli ranks 67 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nurses per 100,000 people
64	Bursa	267
65	Düzce	267
66	Mersin	266
67	Kocaeli	265
68	Kırklareli	265
69	Tekirdağ	260
70	Kars	258

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

Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)

Kocaeli ranks 54 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Life expectancy at birth (years)
51	Nevşehir	77.7
52	Sinop	77.7
53	Bilecik	77.6
54	Kocaeli	77.6
55	Muş	77.6
56	Samsun	77.6
57	Tokat	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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