Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Türkiye
Türkiye: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.33 years
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
52nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.21 years
in 1978
All-time low
5.12 years
in 1956
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Türkiye, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Türkiye is 5.33 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Türkiye peaked at 6.21 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5.12 years, in 1956.
That places Türkiye 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.42 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.33 years | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 5.28 years | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 5.2 years | -1.4% |
| 1954 | 5.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.16 years | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 5.12 years | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 5.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 5.2 years | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 5.23 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 5.29 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 5.33 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.22 years | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 5.45 years | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 5.52 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 5.53 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 5.5 years | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 5.65 years | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 5.66 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.64 years | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 5.85 years | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 5.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 5.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.04 years | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 6.21 years | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 6.17 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.05 years | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 5.97 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 5.88 years | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 5.99 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 6.1 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.09 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.06 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 6.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 6.12 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 6.07 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 6.08 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.02 years | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 6 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.97 years | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.95 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.88 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 5.74 years | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.83 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.79 years | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5.84 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.79 years | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.78 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.76 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.67 years | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.73 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.73 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.68 years | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.61 years | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 5.77 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.76 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.75 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.98 years | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 5.81 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 5.64 years | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.33 years | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.23 years | 5.12 years | 5.42 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.46 years | 5.22 years | 5.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.89 years | 5.63 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.05 years | 5.88 years | 6.15 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.98 years | 5.74 years | 6.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.81 years | 5.76 years | 5.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.71 years | 5.61 years | 5.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.33 years | 5.98 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 49 Suriname 5.56 years compare
- 50 Saint Lucia 5.48 years compare
- 51 Seychelles 5.4 years compare
- 53 Cape Verde 5.32 years compare
- 54 Antigua and Barbuda 5.29 years compare
- 55 El Salvador 5.28 years compare
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- 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)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Türkiye?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Türkiye was 5.33 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 years in 1956.
- How does Türkiye rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Türkiye ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.