Health in Ordu (Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane, Türkiye): official figures

Ordu province had 1,480 doctors in 2024, 192 per 100,000 people, 37th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 755 of them were specialists.

How many hospitals are in Ordu?

There were 18 hospitals in Ordu province in 2024 (13 run by the Ministry of Health, 5 private, 0 university) with 2,261 beds, 293 per 100,000 people, 37th highest of 81 provinces.

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

What is the life expectancy in Ordu?

Life expectancy at birth in Ordu province was 78.2 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.5, women 81.2), down from 79.8 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 30th highest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).

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

More figures

The doctor ratio in Ordu province rose from 129 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 192 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
Ordu province counted 2,338 nurses (303 per 100,000, national 309) and 663 midwives in 2024, with 51 dentists and 49 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
38 infants died before their first birthday in Ordu province in 2024, compared with 80 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
The crude suicide rate in Ordu province was 6.34 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 52 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy

How Ordu compares with other provinces in Türkiye

Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)

Ordu ranks 45 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Doctors per 100,000 people
42	Diyarbakır	201
43	Çorum	200
44	Kars	192
45	Ordu	192
46	Bayburt	189
47	Uşak	186
48	Van	185

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

Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)

Ordu ranks 37 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Hospital beds per 100,000 people
34	Uşak	304
35	İstanbul	300
36	Bitlis	296
37	Ordu	293
38	Sinop	291
39	Kars	289
40	Burdur	279

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

Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)

Ordu ranks 43 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Nurses per 100,000 people
40	Aydın	304
41	Balıkesir	304
42	Adana	303
43	Ordu	303
44	Bingöl	303
45	Kahramanmaraş	303
46	Karaman	295

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

Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)

Ordu ranks 30 of 81, highest first.

Rank	Area	Life expectancy at birth (years)
27	Ardahan	78.4
28	Elazığ	78.4
29	Kahramanmaraş	78.3
30	Ordu	78.2
31	Siirt	78.2
32	Amasya	78.1
33	Aydın	78.1

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

More on Ordu: overview · economy and jobs · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government budget · government and politics · Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane · 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.