Health in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Zaporizhzhia Oblast was 68.6 years in 2021, 6th lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Zaporizhzhia Oblast?
Zaporizhzhia Oblast had 6,807 doctors at the end of 2021, about 42 per 10,000 people, 8th 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 Zaporizhzhia Oblast fell from 71.4 to 68.6 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Zaporizhzhia Oblast recorded 21.6 deaths and 5.8 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 15.9 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Zaporizhzhia Oblast changed from 8,476 in 2015 to 6,807 in 2021 (-19.7%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 11,186 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Zaporizhzhia Oblast at the end of 2021, about 68 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Zaporizhzhia Oblast had 11,000 beds at the end of 2021 (about 67 per 10,000 people), down from 15,611 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 649 people in Zaporizhzhia Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 40 per 100,000 people, 11th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Zaporizhzhia Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ranks 18 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 69.1 |
| 16 | Chernihiv Oblast | 68.9 |
| 17 | Kharkiv Oblast | 68.7 |
| 18 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 68.6 |
| 19 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 68.6 |
| 20 | Dnipropetrovsk Oblast | 68.4 |
| 21 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 68.2 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ranks 8 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ternopil Oblast | 47 |
| 6 | Vinnytsia Oblast | 45 |
| 7 | Poltava Oblast | 43 |
| 8 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 42 |
| 9 | Kharkiv Oblast | 41 |
| 10 | Odesa Oblast | 39 |
| 11 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 37 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ranks 11 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 41 |
| 9 | Kyiv Oblast | 40 |
| 10 | Kherson Oblast | 40 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 40 |
| 12 | Lviv Oblast | 39 |
| 13 | Cherkasy Oblast | 34 |
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 34 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Zaporizhzhia Oblast ranks 2 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chernihiv Oblast | 22.0 |
| 2 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 21.6 |
| 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 |
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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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