Health in Kyiv, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Kyiv was 71.1 years in 2021, 6th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Kyiv?
Kyiv had 14,196 doctors at the end of 2021, about 48 per 10,000 people, 3rd 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 Kyiv fell from 74.0 to 71.1 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Kyiv recorded 15.3 deaths and 10.0 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 10.5 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Kyiv changed from 23,925 in 2015 to 14,196 in 2021 (-40.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 17,675 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Kyiv at the end of 2021, about 60 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Kyiv had 18,231 beds at the end of 2021 (about 62 per 10,000 people), down from 29,296 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 716 people in Kyiv were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 24 per 100,000 people, 6th lowest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Kyiv compares with other city with special statuss
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Kyiv ranks 6 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Lviv Oblast | 71.5 |
| 4 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 71.3 |
| 5 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 71.2 |
| 6 | Kyiv | 71.1 |
| 7 | Volyn Oblast | 70.7 |
| 8 | Cherkasy Oblast | 70.6 |
| 9 | Sumy Oblast | 70.3 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Kyiv ranks 3 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 52 |
| 2 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 52 |
| 3 | Kyiv | 48 |
| 4 | Lviv Oblast | 47 |
| 5 | Ternopil Oblast | 47 |
| 6 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 45 |
| 7 | Poltava Oblast | 43 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Kyiv ranks 20 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Poltava Oblast | 27 |
| 18 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 27 |
| 19 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 25 |
| 20 | Kyiv | 24 |
| 21 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 21 |
| 22 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 21 |
| 23 | Donetsk Oblast | 19 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Kyiv ranks 19 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Ternopil Oblast | 16.4 |
| 17 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 16.1 |
| 18 | Lviv Oblast | 16.0 |
| 19 | Kyiv | 15.3 |
| 20 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 15.2 |
| 21 | Volyn Oblast | 15.1 |
| 22 | Rivne Oblast | 14.9 |
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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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