Health in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Chernihiv Oblast was 68.9 years in 2021, 8th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Chernihiv Oblast?
Chernihiv Oblast had 3,260 doctors at the end of 2021, about 34 per 10,000 people, 11th 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 Chernihiv Oblast fell from 70.7 to 68.9 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Chernihiv Oblast recorded 22.0 deaths and 5.5 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 19.0 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Chernihiv Oblast changed from 3,832 in 2015 to 3,260 in 2021 (-14.9%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 8,154 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Chernihiv Oblast at the end of 2021, about 85 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Chernihiv Oblast had 7,482 beds at the end of 2021 (about 78 per 10,000 people), down from 11,065 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 411 people in Chernihiv Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 43 per 100,000 people, 5th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Chernihiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 16 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 69.5 |
| 14 | Odesa Oblast | 69.2 |
| 15 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 69.1 |
| 16 | Chernihiv Oblast | 68.9 |
| 17 | Kharkiv Oblast | 68.7 |
| 18 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 68.6 |
| 19 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 68.6 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 36 |
| 13 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 36 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 35 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 34 |
| 16 | Volyn Oblast | 34 |
| 17 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 33 |
| 18 | Cherkasy Oblast | 32 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 5 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 57 |
| 3 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 49 |
| 4 | Volyn Oblast | 48 |
| 5 | Chernihiv Oblast | 43 |
| 6 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 42 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 41 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Chernihiv Oblast ranks 1 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chernihiv Oblast | 22.0 |
| 2 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 21.6 |
| 3 | Kharkiv Oblast | 21.0 |
| 4 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 20.8 |
| 5 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 20.8 |
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 20.3 |
| 7 | Kyiv Oblast | 20.2 |
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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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