Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Turkey
Turkey: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 5.05 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Turkey, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 15-24 in Turkey is 5.05, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 43.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Turkey peaked at 15.29 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.38, in 2020.
Turkey ranks 140th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.29 | — |
| 1991 | 14.61 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 14 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 13.39 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 12.8 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 13.88 | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 11.65 | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 11.1 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 10.53 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 11.96 | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 9.39 | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 8.85 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 8.32 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 7.83 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 7.35 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 6.91 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 6.51 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.16 | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.87 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 5.63 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.42 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.26 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 5.14 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.1 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.11 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.11 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.82 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 4.62 | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.45 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 4.38 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.43 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.59 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.89 | +93.6% |
| 2024 | 5.05 | -43.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.05 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.18, 62% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.05 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.69, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +93.6% | 4.59 | 8.89 |
| 2024 | -43.2% | 8.89 | 5.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.92 | 10.53 | 15.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.28 | 5.63 | 9.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4.45 | 5.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.47 | 4.38 | 8.89 | 5 |
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 mortality rate age 15-24 in Turkey?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Turkey was 5.05 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 15.29 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 in 2020.
- How does Turkey rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Turkey ranks 140th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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