Table 2.
Rates of health service performance in Turkey during a period of 2005-2015
| Variables | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital services | |||
| Number of PHC centers | - | - | 21,696 |
| Number of GP/family doctor | 30,900 | 39,712 | 41,794 |
| Population/PHC center | - | - | 3626 |
| Number of specialist doctor | 66,064 | 77,622 | |
| Number of hospitals | 1196 | 1439 | 1533 |
| Number of bed | 170,972 | 200,239 | 209,648 |
| Bed per 1000 population | 2.48 | 2.72 | 2.66 |
| Rate of bed occupancy | 65.5 | 63.8 | 69.6 |
| Average days of stay | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| Average bed turnover rate | 45.0 | 53.1 | 64.6 |
| Operation per 1000 | 37.4 | 51.9 | 60.6 |
| Day case surgery | 29 | 46 | 53.1 |
| Percentage of hospital deliveries | 80 | 92 | 99 |
| Workforce per 100,000 | |||
| Number of doctors | 100,853 | 123,447 | 141,259 |
| Dentist | 18,149 | 21,432 | 24,834 |
| Nurse | 78,182 | 114,772 | 152,803 |
| Population/doctors | 146 | 167 | 179 |
| Population/dentist | 26.4 | 29 | 32 |
| Population/pharmacist | 33.1 | 36 | 35 |
| Population/nurse and midwife | 177 | 224 | 261 |
| Incidence infectious diseases rates/100,000 | |||
| Measles | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| AIDS | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.15 |
| Meningococcal infection | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Malaria | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Hepatitis A | 12.02 | 4.2 | 2.88 |
| Hepatitis B | 12.81 | 3.78 | 0.90 |
| Pulmonary TB | 34 | 25 | 18 |
| Chicken pox | - | 16.3 | 3.6 |
| Mumps | 27.41 | 1.05 | 0.20 |
| Rubella | 1.55 | 0.15 | 0.43 |
| Haemophilia influenzae | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tetanus | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Leading causes of deaths (%) | |||
| Cerebrovascular, ischemic heart diseases | 47.0 | 39.6 | 40.3 |
| Cancer | 22 | 21.3 | 20.0 |
| Respiratory system diseases | 8.0 | 8.3 | 11.1 |
| Endocrine , nutrition, and metabolic | 2.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| Neurological and sense disorders | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.9 |
| Road traffic accidents and poisoning | 9.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Infection | 10.8 | 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Mental illnesses | 5.2 | 6.0 | 7.4 |
PHC=Primary healthcare centers, GP=General practitioner, TB=Tuberculosis