Health in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Kharkiv Oblast was 68.7 years in 2021, 7th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Kharkiv Oblast?
Kharkiv Oblast had 10,540 doctors at the end of 2021, about 41 per 10,000 people, 9th 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 Kharkiv Oblast fell from 71.8 to 68.7 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Kharkiv Oblast recorded 21.0 deaths and 5.9 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 15.6 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Kharkiv Oblast changed from 15,633 in 2015 to 10,540 in 2021 (-32.6%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 15,655 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Kharkiv Oblast at the end of 2021, about 60 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Kharkiv Oblast had 17,922 beds at the end of 2021 (about 69 per 10,000 people), down from 23,970 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 758 people in Kharkiv Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 29 per 100,000 people, 10th lowest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kharkiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 17 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 20 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 68.4 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 45 |
| 7 | Poltava Oblast | 43 |
| 8 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 42 |
| 9 | Kharkiv Oblast | 41 |
| 10 | Odesa Oblast | 39 |
| 11 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 37 |
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 36 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 34 |
| 15 | Rivne Oblast | 32 |
| 16 | Kharkiv Oblast | 29 |
| 17 | Poltava Oblast | 27 |
| 18 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 27 |
| 19 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 25 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Kharkiv Oblast ranks 3 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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