Life expectancy vs. health spending in Türkiye
Türkiye: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.16 years
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
91st
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.74 years
in 2019
All-time low
47.29 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Türkiye, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Türkiye is 77.16 years, measured 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 vs. health spending in Türkiye peaked at 77.74 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.29 years, in 1950.
Türkiye ranks 91st 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 vs. health spending in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 47.29 years | — |
| 1951 | 47.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 48.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 48.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 48.8 years | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 49.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 49.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 49.23 years | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 49.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 50.14 years | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 50.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 51.56 years | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 52.35 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 53.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 53.6 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 54.1 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 54.57 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 55.18 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 55.64 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 56.18 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 56.7 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 57.22 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 57.97 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 58.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 59.51 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 60.01 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 60.85 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 61.61 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 62.16 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 62.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 63.74 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 64.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 64.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 65.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 65.87 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 66.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 66.9 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 67.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 67.83 years | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 68.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 68.6 years | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 69.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.14 years | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 70.75 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 71.93 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 72.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 73.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 73.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 73.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.82 years | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 76.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 76.45 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 76.59 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.53 years | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 75.72 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 77.59 years | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 77.16 years | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.71 years | 47.29 years | 50.14 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.71 years | 50.8 years | 56.18 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.35 years | 56.7 years | 62.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.06 years | 62.74 years | 67.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.57 years | 67.83 years | 71.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.34 years | 71.93 years | 74.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.33 years | 74.82 years | 77.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.75 years | 75.72 years | 77.59 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Türkiye?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Türkiye was 77.16 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.29 years in 1950.
- How does Türkiye rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Türkiye ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.