Health in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine: official figures
Life expectancy at birth in Zhytomyr Oblast was 68.2 years in 2021, 3rd lowest of 23 regions (Ukraine 69.8).
How many doctors are there in Zhytomyr Oblast?
Zhytomyr Oblast had 3,912 doctors at the end of 2021, about 33 per 10,000 people, 9th 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 Zhytomyr Oblast fell from 70.3 to 68.2 years. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Zhytomyr Oblast recorded 19.9 deaths and 7.2 live births per 1,000 people in 2021, against 16.7 deaths per 1,000 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- The number of doctors in Zhytomyr Oblast changed from 4,764 in 2015 to 3,912 in 2021 (-17.9%). Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 9,439 nurses and other mid-level medical staff worked in Zhytomyr Oblast at the end of 2021, about 80 per 10,000 people. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- Hospitals in Zhytomyr Oblast had 7,146 beds at the end of 2021 (about 61 per 10,000 people), down from 9,784 in 2015. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
- 479 people in Zhytomyr Oblast were newly diagnosed with active tuberculosis in 2021, about 41 per 100,000 people, 8th highest of 25 regions. Source: State Statistics Service of Ukraine · saved copy
How Zhytomyr Oblast compares with other oblasts
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2021)
Zhytomyr Oblast ranks 21 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 | Kherson Oblast | 68.2 |
| 23 | Kyiv Oblast | 68.1 |
Doctors per 10,000 people (2021)
Zhytomyr Oblast ranks 17 of 25, highest first. Doctors at end-2021 divided by present population on 1 January 2022
| Rank | Region | Doctors per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sumy Oblast | 35 |
| 15 | Chernihiv Oblast | 34 |
| 16 | Volyn Oblast | 34 |
| 17 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 33 |
| 18 | Cherkasy Oblast | 32 |
| 19 | Zakarpattia Oblast | 31 |
| 20 | Kyiv Oblast | 31 |
New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people (2021)
Zhytomyr Oblast ranks 8 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Region | New active tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Chernihiv Oblast | 43 |
| 6 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 42 |
| 7 | Kirovohrad Oblast | 42 |
| 8 | Zhytomyr Oblast | 41 |
| 9 | Kyiv Oblast | 40 |
| 10 | Kherson Oblast | 40 |
| 11 | Zaporizhzhia Oblast | 40 |
Deaths per 1,000 people (2021)
Zhytomyr Oblast ranks 10 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Deaths per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Mykolaiv Oblast | 19.4 |
| 13 | Khmelnytskyi Oblast | 19.0 |
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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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