Womens life expectancy at birth in Turkey
Turkey: Womens life expectancy at birth 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
Womens life expectancy at birth in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 79.86 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth 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
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Turkey?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Turkey was 79.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 80.89 in 2019.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.41 in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Turkey ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth 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 Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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