Health in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Zakarpattia Oblast was 69.5 years in 2021, 11th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Zakarpattia Oblast?
Zakarpattia Oblast had 3,862 doctors at the end of 2021, about 31 per 10,000 people, 7th 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 Zakarpattia Oblast fell from 71.0 to 69.5 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Zakarpattia Oblast recorded 14.8 deaths and 10.1 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 12.3 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Zakarpattia Oblast changed from 5,046 in 2015 to 3,862 in 2021 (-23.5%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 7,699 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Zakarpattia Oblast at the end of 2021, about 62 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Zakarpattia Oblast had 6,610 beds at the end of 2021 (about 53 per 10,000 people), down from 8,772 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 614 people in Zakarpattia Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 49 per 100,000 people, 3rd highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Zakarpattia Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Zakarpattia Oblast ranks 13 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 15 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 69.1 |
| 16 | Chernihiv Oblast | 68.9 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Zakarpattia Oblast ranks 19 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Volyn Oblast | 34 |
| 17 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 33 |
| 18 | Cherkasy Oblast | 32 |
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 31 |
| 20 | Kyiv Oblast | 31 |
| 21 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 29 |
| 22 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 27 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Zakarpattia Oblast ranks 3 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)
Zakarpattia Oblast ranks 23 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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