Health in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Kherson Oblast was 68.2 years in 2021, 2nd lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Kherson Oblast?
Kherson Oblast had 2,666 doctors at the end of 2021, about 27 per 10,000 people, 3rd 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 Kherson Oblast fell from 70.8 to 68.2 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Kherson Oblast recorded 20.0 deaths and 7.0 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 Kherson Oblast changed from 3,845 in 2015 to 2,666 in 2021 (-30.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 6,313 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Kherson Oblast at the end of 2021, about 63 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Kherson Oblast had 6,268 beds at the end of 2021 (about 63 per 10,000 people), down from 9,674 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 399 people in Kherson Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 40 per 100,000 people, 10th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kherson Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Kherson Oblast ranks 22 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)
Kherson Oblast ranks 23 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 31 |
| 20 | Kyiv Oblast | 31 |
| 21 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 29 |
| 22 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 27 |
| 23 | Kherson Oblast | 27 |
| 24 | Donetsk Oblast | 13 |
| 25 | Luhansk Oblast | 9 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Kherson Oblast ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 41 |
| 9 | Kyiv Oblast | 40 |
| 10 | Kherson Oblast | 40 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 40 |
| 12 | Lviv Oblast | 39 |
| 13 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Kherson Oblast ranks 9 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Poltava Oblast | 20.3 |
| 7 | Kyiv Oblast | 20.2 |
| 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 |
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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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