Life expectancy men women in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectancy men women was 79.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.86
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.89
in 2019
All-time low
50.41
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy men women in Turkey stood at 79.86.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Turkey peaked at 80.89 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.41, in 1950.
Turkey ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy men women in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.41 | — |
| 1951 | 50.67 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 51.2 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 51.15 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 51.79 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 52.03 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 52.43 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 52.23 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 52.3 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 53.13 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 53.82 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 54.6 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 55.34 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 56.23 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 56.77 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 57.28 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 57.74 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 58.38 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 58.95 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 59.52 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 60.05 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 60.6 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 61.35 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 61.99 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 62.6 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 63.1 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 63.63 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.55 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 65.42 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 65.94 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.44 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 66.85 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 67.33 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 67.9 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 68.53 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 69.05 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 69.56 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 70.05 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 70.62 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 71.08 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 71.52 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 71.96 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 72.33 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 72.74 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 73.13 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.52 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.93 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 74.3 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.67 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.05 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 75.36 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 75.69 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.01 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.32 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 76.59 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.91 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.16 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.47 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 77.7 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.21 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.12 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.81 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.36 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 79.58 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 79.74 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.86 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.25 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.63 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.89 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 79.89 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 79 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 80.72 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 79.86 | -1.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 79.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 79.86 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.73 | 50.41 | 53.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.87 | 53.82 | 59.52 | 10 |
| 1970s | 62.92 | 60.05 | 65.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.74 | 66.44 | 71.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.22 | 71.52 | 74.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.72 | 75.36 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.55 | 78.12 | 80.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.87 | 79 | 80.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Turkey?
- Life expectancy men women in Turkey was 79.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 80.89 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.41 in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectancy men women?
- Turkey ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).