Health in Siirt (Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt, Türkiye): official figures
Siirt province had 484 doctors in 2024, 144 per 100,000 people, 9th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 233 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Siirt?
There were 8 hospitals in Siirt province in 2024 (6 run by the Ministry of Health, 2 private, 0 university) with 783 beds, 233 per 100,000 people, 16th lowest of 81 provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Siirt?
Life expectancy at birth in Siirt province was 78.2 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.5, women 80.8), up from 77.9 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 31st highest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The doctor ratio in Siirt province rose from 95 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 144 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Siirt province counted 900 nurses (267 per 100,000, national 309) and 236 midwives in 2024, with 24 dentists and 36 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 70 infants died before their first birthday in Siirt province in 2024, compared with 142 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate in Siirt province was 4.68 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 53 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Siirt compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Siirt ranks 73 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Bingöl | 149 |
| 71 | Bitlis | 147 |
| 72 | Batman | 144 |
| 73 | Siirt | 144 |
| 74 | Mardin | 141 |
| 75 | Hakkari | 140 |
| 76 | Osmaniye | 140 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Siirt ranks 66 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Bartın | 245 |
| 64 | Bayburt | 245 |
| 65 | Çankırı | 238 |
| 66 | Siirt | 233 |
| 67 | Ardahan | 230 |
| 68 | Bingöl | 230 |
| 69 | Gümüşhane | 228 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)
Siirt ranks 63 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Batman | 278 |
| 61 | Ardahan | 274 |
| 62 | Aksaray | 273 |
| 63 | Siirt | 267 |
| 64 | Bursa | 267 |
| 65 | Düzce | 267 |
| 66 | Mersin | 266 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)
Siirt ranks 31 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Elazığ | 78.4 |
| 29 | Kahramanmaraş | 78.3 |
| 30 | Ordu | 78.2 |
| 31 | Siirt | 78.2 |
| 32 | Amasya | 78.1 |
| 33 | Aydın | 78.1 |
| 34 | Denizli | 78.1 |
More on Siirt: overview · economy and jobs · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government budget · government and politics · Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt · Türkiye
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.