Poverty vs life expectancy in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Poverty vs life expectancy was 70.07 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.07
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
169th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.07
in 2023
All-time low
48.1
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Poverty vs life expectancy in Turkmenistan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, poverty vs life expectancy in Turkmenistan stood at 70.07. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty vs life expectancy in Turkmenistan peaked at 70.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.1, in 1950.
Turkmenistan ranks 169th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.96 | 48.1 | 51.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.85 | 52.15 | 55.69 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.27 | 56.05 | 59.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.41 | 60.18 | 63.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.77 | 63.51 | 64.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.34 | 64.93 | 68.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.05 | 68.61 | 69.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.55 | 68.85 | 70.07 | 4 |
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More health data for Turkmenistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 549 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,169 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.87 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 72,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 70,259 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 75,719 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty vs life expectancy in Turkmenistan?
- Poverty vs life expectancy in Turkmenistan was 70.07 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest poverty vs life expectancy recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1 in 1950.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for poverty vs life expectancy?
- Turkmenistan ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poverty vs life expectancy rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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