Life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 70.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 70.2 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan peaked at 70.2 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.15 years, in 1960.
That places Turkmenistan 153rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.15 years | — |
| 1961 | 52.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 52.87 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 53.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 53.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 53.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 54.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 54.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 55.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 55.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 56.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 56.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 56.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 56.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 57.04 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 57.24 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 57.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 57.69 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 58.28 years | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 59.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 60.18 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 60.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 61.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 61.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 62.36 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 62.8 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 63.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 63.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 63.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 63.78 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 63.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 63.84 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.75 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.59 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 63.52 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.54 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.97 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 64.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.59 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.06 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 67.02 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.58 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 68.16 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 68.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.96 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 68.97 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 69.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 68.85 years | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 69.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.91 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.2 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.85 years | 52.15 years | 55.69 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.27 years | 56.05 years | 59.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.41 years | 60.18 years | 63.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.77 years | 63.51 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.34 years | 64.93 years | 68.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.05 years | 68.61 years | 69.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.68 years | 68.85 years | 70.2 years | 5 |
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More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,169 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 549 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0481 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5089 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Turkmenistan was 70.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.15 years in 1960.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Turkmenistan ranks 153rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.