Health in Turkey 1,325 indicators covering health for Turkey. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Prevalence of severe wasting, weight for height, male 0.5% 2018 down 16.7% 66th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 6.8% 2018 down 20.0% 27th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 9.3% 2018 down 15.5% 17th Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, female 1.7% 2018 down 15.0% 73rd Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male 1.3% 2018 down 23.5% 80th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 5.8% 2018 down 54.7% 78th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 6.1% 2018 down 50.8% 78th Life expectancy at birth oecd 78.6 2019 up 6.1% 28th How many health warnings are approved by the law for cigarette 16 2022 unchanged 3rd Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 15,054 2011 down 12.8% 43rd Physiotherapists 9,116 2023 up 206.4% 25th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 96.4% 2018 up 4.8% 45th Generalist medical practitioners 63,900 2023 up 55.7% 8th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 93 2022 up 43.1% 1st New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 2,425 2012 — 48th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 85 2022 up 30.8% 5th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 100 2022 up 53.8% 1st Average death rate due to natural disasters 0.1427 2021 up 498.2% 87th Number of full-time equivalent staff in national agency 8 2022 unchanged 35th Total number of notified TB cases 13,378 2014 down 32.4% 47th The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 3,654 2021 — 37th Specialist medical practitioners 140,323 2023 up 51.3% 7th New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 1,404 2012 — 21st Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 90.0% 2011 up 25.0% 30th How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 16 2022 unchanged 4th Insufficiently active 81.28 2016 down 0.8% 97th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 93 2022 up 43.1% 1st The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 87.71 2021 — 77th Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 100 2022 up 53.8% 1st Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 85 2022 up 30.8% 5th Medical doctors 43.1% 2023 up 7.8% 65th Number of presumed malaria cases 0 2024 — 40th Number of indigenous malaria cases 0 2020 — 82nd Number of confirmed malaria cases 135 2020 down 39.7% 86th Total number of malaria cases 135 2020 down 39.7% 86th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 121 2012 down 44.0% 50th Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 0 2020 — 75th Number of suspected malaria cases 54,586 2020 down 74.2% 85th Retreatment cases: other 333 2012 — 45th Road accident deaths per passenger kilometers 15 2022 up 3.6% 13th Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 98 2012 — 51st Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 135 2020 down 39.7% 78th Unmet need for contraception 11.6% 2018 up 34.9% 41st Large household expenditures health 0.67 2019 down 8.2% 47th Share of population with large household expenditures on health 10pc 4.22 2019 up 17.5% 50th Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 54,586 2020 down 74.2% 67th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 26,700 2015 up 13.1% 25th Preterm birth rate 11.01 2020 down 0.0% 15th Preterm birth 139,278 2020 down 2.6% 14th Height-for-age <-2 SD 5.97 2018 down 52.5% 86th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 95.9% 2023 up 7.9% 16th Weight-for-age <-2 SD 1.49 2018 down 20.4% 91st Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 1,554 2018 up 33.9% 16th Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 23 2016 up 15.0% 28th Exclusive breastfeeding 40.7% 2019 down 2.2% 42nd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 9.9 2014 up 560.0% 38th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 0.5 2014 up 66.7% 115th Weight-for-height >+2 SD 8.09 2018 down 17.7% 26th Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 89.7% 2018 up 21.7% 10th How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 unchanged 51st ← Previous Page 19 of 23 Next →