Health in Diyarbakır (Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Türkiye): official figures
Diyarbakır province had 3,681 doctors in 2024, 201 per 100,000 people, 40th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,648 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Diyarbakır?
There were 28 hospitals in Diyarbakır province in 2024 (18 run by the Ministry of Health, 9 private, 1 university) with 4,991 beds, 272 per 100,000 people, 35th lowest of 81 provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Diyarbakır?
Life expectancy at birth in Diyarbakır province was 78.1 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.5, women 80.7), down from 78.2 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 35th highest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The doctor ratio in Diyarbakır province rose from 151 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 201 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Diyarbakır province counted 5,218 nurses (285 per 100,000, national 309) and 1,156 midwives in 2024, with 37 dentists and 41 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 330 infants died before their first birthday in Diyarbakır province in 2024, compared with 618 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate in Diyarbakır province was 4.55 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 55 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Diyarbakır compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Diyarbakır ranks 42 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Manisa | 205 |
| 40 | Gaziantep | 202 |
| 41 | Kilis | 201 |
| 42 | Diyarbakır | 201 |
| 43 | Çorum | 200 |
| 44 | Kars | 192 |
| 45 | Ordu | 192 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Diyarbakır ranks 47 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Van | 275 |
| 45 | Kilis | 274 |
| 46 | Tekirdağ | 272 |
| 47 | Diyarbakır | 272 |
| 48 | Mersin | 272 |
| 49 | Nevşehir | 270 |
| 50 | Kırklareli | 268 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)
Diyarbakır ranks 54 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Osmaniye | 287 |
| 52 | Uşak | 287 |
| 53 | Nevşehir | 286 |
| 54 | Diyarbakır | 285 |
| 55 | Manisa | 283 |
| 56 | Denizli | 281 |
| 57 | Bartın | 280 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)
Diyarbakır ranks 35 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Amasya | 78.1 |
| 33 | Aydın | 78.1 |
| 34 | Denizli | 78.1 |
| 35 | Diyarbakır | 78.1 |
| 36 | İzmir | 78.1 |
| 37 | Sivas | 78.1 |
| 38 | Aksaray | 78.0 |
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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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