Health in Trabzon (Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane, Türkiye): official figures
Trabzon province had 2,506 doctors in 2024, 305 per 100,000 people, 8th highest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 1,110 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Trabzon?
There were 22 hospitals in Trabzon province in 2024 (17 run by the Ministry of Health, 4 private, 1 university) with 3,279 beds, 399 per 100,000 people, 12th highest of 81 provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Trabzon?
Life expectancy at birth in Trabzon province was 79.0 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 76.0, women 82.1), down from 79.8 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 15th highest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The doctor ratio in Trabzon province rose from 224 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 305 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Trabzon province counted 3,463 nurses (421 per 100,000, national 309) and 723 midwives in 2024, with 61 dentists and 54 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 55 infants died before their first birthday in Trabzon province in 2024, compared with 103 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate in Trabzon province was 3.52 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 57 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Trabzon compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Trabzon ranks 8 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bolu | 346 |
| 6 | İstanbul | 317 |
| 7 | Elazığ | 308 |
| 8 | Trabzon | 305 |
| 9 | Erzurum | 295 |
| 10 | Eskişehir | 292 |
| 11 | Antalya | 286 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Trabzon ranks 12 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bolu | 421 |
| 10 | Kütahya | 405 |
| 11 | Giresun | 404 |
| 12 | Trabzon | 399 |
| 13 | Zonguldak | 394 |
| 14 | Eskişehir | 391 |
| 15 | Gaziantep | 386 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)
Trabzon ranks 6 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Malatya | 448 |
| 4 | Edirne | 433 |
| 5 | Elazığ | 431 |
| 6 | Trabzon | 421 |
| 7 | Ankara | 413 |
| 8 | Erzincan | 403 |
| 9 | Sivas | 400 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)
Trabzon ranks 15 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Iğdır | 79.1 |
| 13 | Burdur | 79.0 |
| 14 | Giresun | 79.0 |
| 15 | Trabzon | 79.0 |
| 16 | Gümüşhane | 78.8 |
| 17 | Malatya | 78.8 |
| 18 | Adıyaman | 78.7 |
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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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