Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Turkey
Turkey: Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and was 23.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Turkey, 2000–2021
Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total male deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Turkey stood at 23.5%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.2% on the previous year and up 319.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Turkey peaked at 23.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2019.
That places Turkey 110th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total male deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -44.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +213.7% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +42.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 23.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 23.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 16.5% | 23.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Turkey?
- Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Turkey was 23.5% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2019.
- How does Turkey rank for cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and?
- Turkey ranks 110th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, male (% of total male deaths). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male deaths due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all male deaths, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.