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

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 88 Ecuador 77.39 compare
  2. 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 compare
  3. 90 Guam 77.21 compare
  4. 92 Montenegro 77.09 compare
  5. 93 Tokelau 77.05 compare
  6. 94 Hungary 77.02 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at different ages
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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