Tbilisi (GBC) In 2023, 243 hospitals operated in Georgia, with 15.4 thousand hospital beds which is 14.5 percent less compare to previous year. Utilisation of one hospital bed amounted to 5.3 days (in 2022 - 5.1 days), and bed occupancy rate amounted to 204.9 days (in 2022 - 167.2 days), - according to the preliminary data from the National Statistics office of Georgia (Geostat)
The number of outpatient facilities was 2 295. Number of visits in medical institutions equaled to 15.4 million, which is 1.1 percent more compare to the corresponding indicator of 2022.
According to the data of 2023, the number of doctors employed in medical institutions amounted to 24.4 thousand, and the number of nursing staff - 21.5 thousand.
Compared to the previous year, the number of diseases registered (for the first time with a diagnosis) has increased in the following groups: diseases of endocrine system, digestion disorders, disorders of metabolism and immunity increased by 53.4 percent, complications of pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal period - 51.5 percent, diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue - by 50.0 percent, diseases of the eye and adnexa - by 45.4 percent, diseases of the ear and mastoid process – by 42.3 percent.
From main disease groups the most common in the population are diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the genitourinary system, diseases of the eye and adnexa and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue. In 2023, the number of new cases of AIDS amounted to 612 units, which is 5 units less than the corresponding indicator of 2022, and the total (cumulative) number of people living with HIV/AIDS amounted to 10 391. There were 122 deaths from HIV/AIDS during the 2023 year.
In 2023, morbidity with tuberculosis decreased by 12.7 percent and amounted to 1 444. The number of new cases decreased by 13.4 percent.
In 2023, emergency care provided to approximately 1.1 million people, of which 98.9 percent of cases were related to sudden illness.
