Health in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Sumy Oblast was 70.3 years in 2021, 9th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Sumy Oblast?
Sumy Oblast had 3,672 doctors at the end of 2021, about 35 per 10,000 people, 12th 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 Sumy Oblast fell from 72.4 to 70.3 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Sumy Oblast recorded 20.0 deaths and 5.2 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 Sumy Oblast changed from 4,510 in 2015 to 3,672 in 2021 (-18.6%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 8,442 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Sumy Oblast at the end of 2021, about 82 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Sumy Oblast had 7,218 beds at the end of 2021 (about 70 per 10,000 people), down from 9,797 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 351 people in Sumy Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 34 per 100,000 people, 12th lowest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Sumy Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 9 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Kyiv | 71.1 |
| 7 | Volyn Oblast | 70.7 |
| 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 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 14 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 37 |
| 12 | Rivne Oblast | 36 |
| 13 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 36 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 35 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 34 |
| 16 | Volyn Oblast | 34 |
| 17 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 33 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 14 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 40 |
| 12 | Lviv Oblast | 39 |
| 13 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 34 |
| 15 | Rivne Oblast | 32 |
| 16 | Kharkiv Oblast | 29 |
| 17 | Poltava Oblast | 27 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Sumy Oblast ranks 8 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 11 | Cherkasy Oblast | 19.6 |
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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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