Health in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Mykolaiv Oblast was 69.1 years in 2021, 9th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Mykolaiv Oblast?
Mykolaiv Oblast had 2,910 doctors at the end of 2021, about 27 per 10,000 people, 4th 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 Mykolaiv Oblast fell from 71.3 to 69.1 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Mykolaiv Oblast recorded 19.4 deaths and 6.4 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 15.4 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Mykolaiv Oblast changed from 3,937 in 2015 to 2,910 in 2021 (-26.1%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 6,498 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Mykolaiv Oblast at the end of 2021, about 60 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Mykolaiv Oblast had 6,852 beds at the end of 2021 (about 63 per 10,000 people), down from 9,792 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 462 people in Mykolaiv Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 42 per 100,000 people, 6th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Mykolaiv Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Mykolaiv Oblast ranks 15 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 69.9 |
| 13 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 69.5 |
| 14 | Odesa Oblast | 69.2 |
| 15 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 69.1 |
| 16 | Chernihiv Oblast | 68.9 |
| 17 | Kharkiv Oblast | 68.7 |
| 18 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 68.6 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Mykolaiv Oblast ranks 22 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)
Mykolaiv Oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 49 |
| 4 | Volyn Oblast | 48 |
| 5 | Chernihiv Oblast | 43 |
| 6 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 42 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 41 |
| 9 | Kyiv Oblast | 40 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Mykolaiv Oblast ranks 12 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Kherson Oblast | 20.0 |
| 10 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 19.9 |
| 11 | Cherkasy Oblast | 19.6 |
| 12 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 19.4 |
| 13 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 19.0 |
| 14 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 18.2 |
| 15 | Odesa Oblast | 18.0 |
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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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