training

Medical school is six years (KNMU, n.d.), with a 2-year residency program in family medicine, established in 1998. There are approximately 300-400 graduates each year (Kolesnyk et al., 2012).

practice

*No comprehensive data could be found at this time.

Number of family doctors in country (2016): 1,412 family physicians (Eurostat, 2016)

Physician to population ratio (2006): 56.1 family physicians per 100,000 people (Masseria et al., 2009).

DALY: 23,689 per 100,000 individuals (Due to all Causes).

Life Expectancy:

• Females 2017: 76.8 years

• Males 2017: 67.0 years

Mortality rate 2017:

• 2017 Males: 292 per 1,000 male adults.

• 2017 Females: 111 per 1,000 female adults.

Infant Immunization-HepB3: % of 1-year-old children received: 52%

College of Family Physicians (Y or N):

• Yes: Institute of Family Medicine in Ukraine.

Training:

There are over 5000 family medicine clinics around the country now and 19 academic departments of family medicine. There are also more than 700 trained family doctors in Ukraine now which is a great achievement with the Eastern European Health reform.