Life expectancy at birth oecd in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectancy at birth oecd was 78.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth oecd in Turkey, 1960–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, life expectancy at birth oecd in Turkey stood at 78.6. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth oecd in Turkey peaked at 78.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.3, in 1960.
That places Turkey 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.22 | 48.3 | 53.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.94 | 54.2 | 57.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.67 | 58.1 | 65.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.1 | 67.5 | 70.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.77 | 71.1 | 74.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.05 | 74.3 | 78.6 | 10 |
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More health data for Turkey
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,582 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 703,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 673,683 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 685,368 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 656,293 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 660,606 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,183 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth oecd in Turkey?
- Life expectancy at birth oecd in Turkey was 78.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth oecd recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3 in 1960.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectancy at birth oecd?
- Turkey ranks 28th out of 49 countries with data for 2019.
- Is life expectancy at birth oecd rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth oecd. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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