Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Türkiye
Türkiye: Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference was 5.2 Years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.2 Years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 7 countries
All-time high
5.5 Years
in 2016
All-time low
4 Years
in 1960
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Türkiye, 1960–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Türkiye is 5.2 Years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Türkiye peaked at 5.5 Years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4 Years, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4 Years | — |
| 1961 | 4 Years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 4.1 Years | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 4.1 Years | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 4.3 Years | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 4.3 Years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4.3 Years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.3 Years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.3 Years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.4 Years | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.5 Years | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 4.6 Years | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.5 Years | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 4.4 Years | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 4.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.5 Years | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6 Years | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.6 Years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1 Years | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1 Years | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 Years | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 4.1 Years | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1 Years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 Years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2 Years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4 Years | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5 Years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.7 Years | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8 Years | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5 Years | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1 Years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2 Years | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4 Years | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5 Years | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4 Years | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.4 Years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5 Years | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5 Years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.2 Years | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 5.2 Years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.12 Years | 4 Years | 4.3 Years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.43 Years | 4.3 Years | 4.6 Years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.51 Years | 4.4 Years | 4.6 Years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 Years | 4 Years | 4.2 Years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.33 Years | 4.1 Years | 4.8 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 Years | 5 Years | 5.5 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 Years | 5.2 Years | 5.5 Years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 2 Ukraine 9.6 Years compare
- 2 Croatia 5.8 Years compare
- 2 Lithuania 8.6 Years compare
- 3 Thailand 8.6 Years compare
- 3 Estonia 8.3 Years compare
- 4 Romania 7.5 Years compare
- 4 Poland 7.4 Years compare
- 5 Slovenia 5.2 Years compare
- 5 Bulgaria 7.3 Years compare
- 6 South Africa 7 Years compare
- 7 Mexico 6.5 Years compare
- 7 Netherlands 2.8 Years compare
- 8 Hungary 6.2 Years compare
- 8 Brazil 6.2 Years compare
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 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 79 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 8,475 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 8.03 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 4.63 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.61 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 13 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 150.89 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Türkiye?
- Life expectancy — life expectancy difference in Türkiye was 5.2 Years in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 Years in 2016.
- What is the lowest life expectancy — life expectancy difference recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Years in 1960.
- How does Türkiye rank for life expectancy — life expectancy difference?
- Türkiye ranks 5th out of 7 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy — life expectancy difference rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference (female-male). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents data on life expectancy at birth, and at ages 40, 60, 65 and 80 years old. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.