Life expectancy vs. health spending in Turkey
Turkey: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.16 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Turkey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Turkey is 77.16 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Turkey peaked at 77.74 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.29 years, in 1950.
Turkey ranks 91st 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 | 48.71 years | 47.29 years | 50.14 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 53.71 years | 50.8 years | 56.18 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.35 years | 56.7 years | 62.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.06 years | 62.74 years | 67.36 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.57 years | 67.83 years | 71.14 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.34 years | 71.93 years | 74.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.33 years | 74.82 years | 77.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.75 years | 75.72 years | 77.59 years | 4 |
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More health data for Turkey
- Population ages 15-64, female 29.10 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 4.00 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 5.08 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 643,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 676,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 660,393 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 665,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 688,879 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 668,075 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Turkey?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Turkey was 77.16 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 77.74 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.29 years in 1950.
- How does Turkey rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Turkey ranks 91st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.