Health in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Cherkasy Oblast was 70.6 years in 2021, 8th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Cherkasy Oblast?
Cherkasy Oblast had 3,683 doctors at the end of 2021, about 32 per 10,000 people, 8th lowest of 25 regions (Ukraine about 35).
Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copyMore figures
- Between 2019 and 2021, the COVID-19 years, life expectancy in Cherkasy Oblast fell from 72.2 to 70.6 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Cherkasy Oblast recorded 19.6 deaths and 5.8 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 16.2 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Cherkasy Oblast changed from 4,782 in 2015 to 3,683 in 2021 (-23.0%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 8,826 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Cherkasy Oblast at the end of 2021, about 76 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Cherkasy Oblast had 8,414 beds at the end of 2021 (about 72 per 10,000 people), down from 10,456 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 394 people in Cherkasy Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 34 per 100,000 people, 13th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Cherkasy Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 8 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 71.2 |
| 6 | Kyiv | 71.1 |
| 7 | Volyn Oblast | 70.7 |
| 8 | Cherkasy Oblast | 70.6 |
| 9 | Sumy Oblast | 70.3 |
| 10 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 70.3 |
| 11 | Poltava Oblast | 70.0 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 18 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 34 |
| 16 | Volyn Oblast | 34 |
| 17 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 33 |
| 18 | Cherkasy Oblast | 32 |
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 31 |
| 20 | Kyiv Oblast | 31 |
| 21 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 29 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kherson Oblast | 40 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 40 |
| 12 | Lviv Oblast | 39 |
| 13 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 34 |
| 15 | Rivne Oblast | 32 |
| 16 | Kharkiv Oblast | 29 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Cherkasy Oblast ranks 11 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sumy Oblast | 20.0 |
| 9 | Kherson Oblast | 20.0 |
| 10 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 19.9 |
| 11 | Cherkasy Oblast | 19.6 |
| 12 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 19.4 |
| 13 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 19.0 |
| 14 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 18.2 |
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Sources
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine: Statistical yearbook "Regions of Ukraine 2021", Part I: population, labour, education, incomes, health, housing and crime by region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e79c6e922ef0…)
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