Life expectancy at different ages in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectancy at different ages was 77.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.16
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.74
in 2019
All-time low
31.34
in 1942
Years of data
77
1937–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Turkey, 1937–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 77.16 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Turkey peaked at 77.74 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.34, in 1942.
That places Turkey 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 35.43 | 35.43 | 35.43 | 1 |
| 1940s | 34.72 | 31.34 | 38.1 | 2 |
| 1950s | 48.71 | 47.29 | 50.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.71 | 50.8 | 56.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.35 | 56.7 | 62.16 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.06 | 62.74 | 67.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.57 | 67.83 | 71.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.34 | 71.93 | 74.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.33 | 74.82 | 77.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.75 | 75.72 | 77.59 | 4 |
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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 different ages in Turkey?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Turkey was 77.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 77.74 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.34 in 1942.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Turkey ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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