Life expectancy by age and sex in Türkiye
Türkiye: Life expectancy by age and sex was 79 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
79
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
11th
of 11 groups
All-time high
79.1
in 2019
All-time low
76
in 2009
Years of data
14
2009–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Türkiye, 2009–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy by age and sex in Türkiye is 79, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Türkiye peaked at 79.1 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76, in 2009.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 76 | — |
| 2010 | 76.8 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 77.1 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.6 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.2 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.1 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.2 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.1 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.5 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.9 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 79.1 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.3 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 77.3 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 79 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.06 | 76.8 | 79.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.53 | 76.3 | 79 | 3 |
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More health data for Türkiye
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 268,359 (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 9 (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 79 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.61 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 8.03 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 4.63 (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 8,475 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 13 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 150.89 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Türkiye?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Türkiye was 79 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 76 in 2009.
- How does Türkiye rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Türkiye ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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