Turkiye sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 77.5 years of life, 81st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Turkiye, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 77.5 yrs | 81 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 6.9 /1,000 | 126 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.7 /1,000 | 168 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 19.3 yrs | 71 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 60.8 /1,000 | 107 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 5.7 yrs | 70 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 78.7 men/100 women | 95 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 8.0 /1,000 | 123 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 15.0 /100k | 133 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 15.4 % | 122 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 2.7 /100k | 159 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 6.7 /100k | 149 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 29.8 % | 23 of 143 | 2017 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 1.7 L | 141 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 10.3 % | 91 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $548 | 84 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $15,893 | 82 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Turkiye's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 24th lowest suicide rate in the world (2.7 /100k) and the 23rd highest adult obesity in the world (29.8 %). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Turkiye; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.