Health in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Volyn Oblast was 70.7 years in 2021, 7th highest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Volyn Oblast?
Volyn Oblast had 3,429 doctors at the end of 2021, about 34 per 10,000 people, 10th 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 Volyn Oblast fell from 71.9 to 70.7 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Volyn Oblast recorded 15.1 deaths and 9.6 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 13.2 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Volyn Oblast changed from 3,917 in 2015 to 3,429 in 2021 (-12.5%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 8,020 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Volyn Oblast at the end of 2021, about 79 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Volyn Oblast had 6,893 beds at the end of 2021 (about 67 per 10,000 people), down from 8,349 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 492 people in Volyn Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 48 per 100,000 people, 4th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Volyn Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Volyn Oblast ranks 7 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 70.3 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Volyn Oblast ranks 16 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 36 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 35 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 34 |
| 16 | Volyn Oblast | 34 |
| 17 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 33 |
| 18 | Cherkasy Oblast | 32 |
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 31 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Volyn Oblast ranks 4 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odesa Oblast | 85 |
| 2 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 57 |
| 3 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 49 |
| 4 | Volyn Oblast | 48 |
| 5 | Chernihiv Oblast | 43 |
| 6 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 42 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Volyn Oblast ranks 21 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 23 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 14.8 |
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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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