Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Turkey
Turkey: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages was 5.4 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.4 years
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
89th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.33 years
in 1978
All-time low
5.4 years
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 5.4 years for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Turkey peaked at 7.33 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5.4 years, in 2023.
Turkey ranks 89th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Turkey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.72 years | — |
| 1951 | 6.59 years | -1.9% |
| 1952 | 6.51 years | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 6.37 years | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 6.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.3 years | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 6.23 years | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 6.28 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 6.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 6.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 6.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 6.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.28 years | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 6.55 years | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 6.64 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 6.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 6.59 years | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.59 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 6.79 years | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 6.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 6.75 years | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 6.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.73 years | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 6.98 years | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 7.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 7 years | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 7.15 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 7.33 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 7.27 years | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 7.12 years | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 7.03 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 6.92 years | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 7.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 7.17 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.13 years | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 7.1 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 7.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7.13 years | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 7.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 7.21 years | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 7.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 7.33 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 7.14 years | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.03 years | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 6.81 years | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 6.44 years | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 6.62 years | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 6.59 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.56 years | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.48 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.53 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 6.45 years | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.42 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.38 years | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 6.38 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.24 years | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.28 years | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.19 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.08 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.2 years | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.31 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.24 years | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.16 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.39 years | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 6.23 years | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 6 years | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 5.4 years | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.41 years | 6.23 years | 6.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.57 years | 6.28 years | 6.79 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 7 years | 6.73 years | 7.33 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1 years | 6.92 years | 7.18 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.06 years | 6.44 years | 7.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5 years | 6.38 years | 6.62 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.22 years | 6.08 years | 6.31 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 years | 5.4 years | 6.39 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Turkey?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages in Turkey was 5.4 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 different ages recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 7.33 years in 1978.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 years in 2023.
- How does Turkey rank for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Turkey ranks 89th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey 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 different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.