Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Türkiye
Türkiye: Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Türkiye, 2009–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 7.1% for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and up 229.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Türkiye peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
That places Türkiye 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -54.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +116.6% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +59.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.9% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
More health data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0303 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate -0.997 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Türkiye?
- Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death in Türkiye was 7.1% in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Türkiye rank for share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death?
- Türkiye ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deaths registered with an ill-defined cause of death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of total reported deaths in both sexes in those aged all ages that are from ill-defined diseases.