Health in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Poltava Oblast was 70.0 years in 2021, 11th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Poltava Oblast?
Poltava Oblast had 5,795 doctors at the end of 2021, about 43 per 10,000 people, 7th 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 Poltava Oblast fell from 71.9 to 70.0 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Poltava Oblast recorded 20.3 deaths and 5.9 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 17.0 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Poltava Oblast changed from 6,971 in 2015 to 5,795 in 2021 (-16.9%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 10,523 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Poltava Oblast at the end of 2021, about 78 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Poltava Oblast had 9,414 beds at the end of 2021 (about 70 per 10,000 people), down from 12,311 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 366 people in Poltava Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 27 per 100,000 people, 9th lowest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Poltava Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Poltava Oblast ranks 11 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cherkasy Oblast | 70.6 |
| 9 | Sumy Oblast | 70.3 |
| 10 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 70.3 |
| 11 | Poltava Oblast | 70.0 |
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 69.9 |
| 13 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 69.5 |
| 14 | Odesa Oblast | 69.2 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Poltava Oblast ranks 7 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Lviv Oblast | 47 |
| 5 | Ternopil Oblast | 47 |
| 6 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 45 |
| 7 | Poltava Oblast | 43 |
| 8 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 42 |
| 9 | Kharkiv Oblast | 41 |
| 10 | Odesa Oblast | 39 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Poltava Oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 34 |
| 15 | Rivne Oblast | 32 |
| 16 | Kharkiv Oblast | 29 |
| 17 | Poltava Oblast | 27 |
| 18 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 27 |
| 19 | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast | 25 |
| 20 | Kyiv | 24 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Poltava Oblast ranks 6 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 9 | Kherson 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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