Health in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was 68.4 years in 2021, 4th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast?
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast had 10,994 doctors at the end of 2021, about 36 per 10,000 people, 13th highest 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 Dnipropetrovsk Oblast fell from 71.1 to 68.4 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast recorded 20.8 deaths and 6.3 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 16.5 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast changed from 15,256 in 2015 to 10,994 in 2021 (-27.9%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 18,963 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast at the end of 2021, about 61 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast had 22,159 beds at the end of 2021 (about 72 per 10,000 people), down from 29,056 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 1,774 people in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 57 per 100,000 people, 2nd highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Dnipropetrovsk Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ranks 20 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Kharkiv Oblast | 68.7 |
| 18 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 68.6 |
| 19 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 68.6 |
| 20 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 68.4 |
| 21 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 68.2 |
| 22 | Kherson Oblast | 68.2 |
| 23 | Kyiv Oblast | 68.1 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ranks 13 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Odesa Oblast | 39 |
| 11 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 37 |
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 36 |
| 13 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 36 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 35 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 34 |
| 16 | Volyn Oblast | 34 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ranks 2 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odesa Oblast | 85 |
| 2 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 57 |
| 3 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 49 |
| 4 | Volyn Oblast | 48 |
| 5 | Chernihiv Oblast | 43 |
| 6 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 42 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ranks 4 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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