Health in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Kirovohrad Oblast was 68.6 years in 2021, 5th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Kirovohrad Oblast?
Kirovohrad Oblast had 2,650 doctors at the end of 2021, about 29 per 10,000 people, 5th 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 Kirovohrad Oblast fell from 71.2 to 68.6 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Kirovohrad Oblast recorded 20.8 deaths and 6.1 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 16.6 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Kirovohrad Oblast changed from 3,448 in 2015 to 2,650 in 2021 (-23.1%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 6,851 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Kirovohrad Oblast at the end of 2021, about 76 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Kirovohrad Oblast had 6,509 beds at the end of 2021 (about 72 per 10,000 people), down from 8,705 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 376 people in Kirovohrad Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 42 per 100,000 people, 7th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kirovohrad Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 19 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 21 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 68.2 |
| 22 | Kherson Oblast | 68.2 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 21 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Cherkasy Oblast | 32 |
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 31 |
| 20 | Kyiv Oblast | 31 |
| 21 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 29 |
| 22 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 27 |
| 23 | Kherson Oblast | 27 |
| 24 | Donetsk Oblast | 13 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 7 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Volyn Oblast | 48 |
| 5 | Chernihiv Oblast | 43 |
| 6 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 42 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 41 |
| 9 | Kyiv Oblast | 40 |
| 10 | Kherson Oblast | 40 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Kirovohrad Oblast ranks 5 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Sumy Oblast | 20.0 |
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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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