Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Türkiye
Türkiye: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 11.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Türkiye, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Türkiye stood at 11.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Türkiye peaked at 11.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2011.
That places Türkiye 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.6% | — |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +15.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -24.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 10.7% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 6 |
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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 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)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.61 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 8.03 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 4.63 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 13 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 150.89 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Türkiye?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Türkiye was 11.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2011.
- How does Türkiye rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Türkiye ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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