Health in Turkey 1,325 indicators covering health for Turkey. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 40.7 2018 down 2.2% 43rd Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 279.22 2018 up 5.5% 16th Exclusive breastfeeding 40.7 2018 down 2.2% 43rd Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 28 lowest 2013 down 65.4% 32nd Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 23 2013 down 54.9% 32nd Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 21 2013 down 43.2% 31st Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 16 2013 down 46.7% 31st Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 8 highest 2013 down 63.6% 33rd Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 23 lowest 2013 down 63.5% 31st Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 21 2013 down 52.3% 31st Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 18 2013 down 41.9% 30th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 16 2013 down 36.0% 27th Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 8 highest 2013 down 52.9% 32nd Persistence to last grade of primary 99.9% 2016 up 5.2% 1st Tsunami deaths 56,697 2023 up 2,834,750.0% 1st Ever breastfed 97.8 2018 up 1.1% 18th Ever breastfed 97.8 2018 up 1.1% 17th Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 52.7 2018 up 19.5% 38th Continued breastfeeding 52.7 2018 up 19.5% 38th Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 1,691 2023 — 18th HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 29.0% 2014 — 88th Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 71.3 2018 up 82.8% 12th Early initiation of breastfeeding 71.3 2018 up 82.8% 12th Influenza vaccination rate elderly oecd 5.9 2019 down 40.4% 34th Breast cancer screening coverage in europe 30.59 2022 up 1.4% 20th Commitments to recipient countries 7.85 2010 down 91.5% 102nd Disbursements to recipient countries 4.39 2010 up 428.9% 108th Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or 2,312,000.0% 2012 down 40.9% 13th Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or 239,000.0% 2012 down 65.6% 16th Number of people pushed below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by 69,000 2012 down 56.9% 7th Number of people pushed below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by 149,000 2012 down 27.3% 7th Women who were first married by age 15 2.0% 2018 down 20.0% 24th Women who were first married by age 18 14.7% 2018 up 5.0% 26th Cancer screening rates in europe 31.16 2022 down 22.1% 18th Cervical cancer screening coverage in europe 31.16 2022 down 22.1% 18th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 20 2007 up 100.0% 95th Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 40.7% 2018 down 2.2% 40th Dental Prosthetic Technicians 3,979 2023 — 2nd Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of 1.1% 2009 down 19.6% 27th Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health 1.3% 2013 up 19.6% 29th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.6% 2013 up 39.5% 23rd Teenage mothers (% of women ages 15-19 who have had children or are) 4.6% 2013 down 38.7% 35th Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household 0.3% 2013 down 60.8% 26th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.1% 2013 down 60.7% 23rd Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.1% 2013 down 58.6% 23rd Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household 0.1% 2013 down 72.2% 24th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.0% 2013 down 80.0% 23rd Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household 0.1% 2013 down 68.8% 22nd Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.0% 2013 down 80.0% 22nd Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by 3.4% 2013 down 52.7% 21st Population pushed below the $3.65 a day poverty line by household 0.3% 2013 down 61.0% 26th Population pushed further below the $3.65 a day poverty line by 3.5% 2013 down 52.9% 20th Female headed households 14.9% 2013 up 19.2% 27th Children aged <5 years wasted for age 1.7% 2014 up 54.5% 66th Households with out-of-pocket payments greater than 40% of capacity 4.3% 2018 down 22.2% 19th 4.1.1 Proportion of children and young people at the end of lower 73.87 2018 down 2.2% 31st Proportion of children at the end of lower secondary achieving at 69.9% 2015 up 45.9% 35th Exports of beer (barley) in 1000s hectolitres 984 2009 up 282.9% 1st Availability of estimates on large health expenditures as a share of 1 2012 unchanged 1st Availability of estimates on impoverishment due to out-of-pocket 1 2012 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 22 of 23 Next →