Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Turkey
Turkey: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate was 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Turkey, 2009–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people for brain and nervous system cancer death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Turkey peaked at 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
That places Turkey 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Turkey, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 4.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 4.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Turkey?
- Brain and nervous system cancer death rate in Turkey was 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest brain and nervous system cancer death rate recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
- Turkey ranks 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is brain and nervous system cancer death rate rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.