Health in Van (Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari, Türkiye): official figures
Van province had 2,071 doctors in 2024, 185 per 100,000 people, 34th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey: 258); 911 of them were specialists.
How many hospitals are in Van?
There were 15 hospitals in Van province in 2024 (11 run by the Ministry of Health, 3 private, 1 university) with 3,074 beds, 275 per 100,000 people, 38th lowest of 81 provinces.
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyWhat is the life expectancy in Van?
Life expectancy at birth in Van province was 77.6 years in TÜİK’s 2023 estimate (men 75.5, women 79.8), up from 75.6 in the 2014 estimate; it ranked 24th lowest of 81 provinces (Turkey 77.3).
Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copyMore figures
- The doctor ratio in Van province rose from 125 per 100,000 residents in 2014 to 185 in 2024. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- Van province counted 3,280 nurses (293 per 100,000, national 309) and 673 midwives in 2024, with 37 dentists and 37 pharmacists per 100,000 residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- 210 infants died before their first birthday in Van province in 2024, compared with 518 in 2014. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
- The crude suicide rate in Van province was 4.81 per 100,000 people in 2024 (Turkey 5.22), and road traffic accidents killed 46 people per million residents. Source: Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK, Turkish Statistical Institute) · saved copy
How Van compares with other provinces in Türkiye
Doctors per 100,000 people (2024)
Van ranks 48 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Doctors per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Ordu | 192 |
| 46 | Bayburt | 189 |
| 47 | Uşak | 186 |
| 48 | Van | 185 |
| 49 | Kahramanmaraş | 181 |
| 50 | Yalova | 181 |
| 51 | Burdur | 181 |
Hospital beds per 100,000 people (2024)
Van ranks 44 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Hospital beds per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Amasya | 277 |
| 42 | Batman | 277 |
| 43 | Erzincan | 276 |
| 44 | Van | 275 |
| 45 | Kilis | 274 |
| 46 | Tekirdağ | 272 |
| 47 | Diyarbakır | 272 |
Nurses per 100,000 people (2024)
Van ranks 47 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Nurses per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Bingöl | 303 |
| 45 | Kahramanmaraş | 303 |
| 46 | Karaman | 295 |
| 47 | Van | 293 |
| 48 | Kırşehir | 291 |
| 49 | İstanbul | 288 |
| 50 | Bayburt | 288 |
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2023)
Van ranks 58 of 81, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Muş | 77.6 |
| 56 | Samsun | 77.6 |
| 57 | Tokat | 77.6 |
| 58 | Van | 77.6 |
| 59 | Yozgat | 77.6 |
| 60 | Çanakkale | 77.5 |
| 61 | Niğde | 77.5 |
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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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