Health in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Lviv Oblast was 71.5 years in 2021, 3rd highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Lviv Oblast?
Lviv Oblast had 11,760 doctors at the end of 2021, about 47 per 10,000 people, 4th 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 Lviv Oblast fell from 73.5 to 71.5 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Lviv Oblast recorded 16.0 deaths and 7.8 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 13.0 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Lviv Oblast changed from 13,960 in 2015 to 11,760 in 2021 (-15.8%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 18,708 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Lviv Oblast at the end of 2021, about 75 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Lviv Oblast had 16,228 beds at the end of 2021 (about 65 per 10,000 people), down from 22,674 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 958 people in Lviv Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 39 per 100,000 people, 12th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Lviv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Lviv Oblast ranks 3 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ternopil Oblast | 72.1 |
| 2 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 72.0 |
| 3 | Lviv Oblast | 71.5 |
| 4 | Chernivtsi Oblast | 71.3 |
| 5 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 71.2 |
| 6 | Kyiv | 71.1 |
| 7 | Volyn Oblast | 70.7 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Lviv Oblast ranks 4 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)
Lviv Oblast ranks 12 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kyiv Oblast | 40 |
| 10 | Kherson Oblast | 40 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 40 |
| 12 | Lviv Oblast | 39 |
| 13 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 34 |
| 15 | Rivne Oblast | 32 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Lviv Oblast ranks 18 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Odesa Oblast | 18.0 |
| 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 |
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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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