Health in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Kyiv Oblast was 68.1 years in 2021, the lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Kyiv Oblast?
Kyiv Oblast had 5,546 doctors at the end of 2021, about 31 per 10,000 people, 6th 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 Kyiv Oblast fell from 70.5 to 68.1 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Kyiv Oblast recorded 20.2 deaths and 7.0 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 16.4 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Kyiv Oblast changed from 7,338 in 2015 to 5,546 in 2021 (-24.4%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 10,809 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Kyiv Oblast at the end of 2021, about 60 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Kyiv Oblast had 10,233 beds at the end of 2021 (about 57 per 10,000 people), down from 13,641 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 724 people in Kyiv Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 40 per 100,000 people, 9th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kyiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Kyiv Oblast ranks 23 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)
Kyiv Oblast ranks 20 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 33 |
| 18 | Cherkasy Oblast | 32 |
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 31 |
| 20 | Kyiv Oblast | 31 |
| 21 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 29 |
| 22 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 27 |
| 23 | Kherson Oblast | 27 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Kyiv Oblast ranks 9 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 42 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 41 |
| 9 | Kyiv Oblast | 40 |
| 10 | Kherson Oblast | 40 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 40 |
| 12 | Lviv Oblast | 39 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Kyiv Oblast ranks 7 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Kherson Oblast | 20.0 |
| 10 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 19.9 |
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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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