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HEALTH PROFILE: Turkey

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    Turkey
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Turkey TURKEY LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.7
    38
    43
    Age 5
    77.3
    81.4
    40
    42
    Age 10
    77.3
    81.5
    40
    42
    Age 15
    77.4
    81.6
    40
    42
    Age 20
    77.5
    81.6
    40
    42
    Age 25
    77.7
    81.7
    41
    43
    Age 30
    77.8
    81.8
    42
    43
    Age 35
    78.0
    81.9
    42
    44
    Age 40
    78.2
    82.0
    43
    45
    Age 45
    78.5
    82.2
    43
    45
    Age 50
    79.0
    82.4
    43
    45
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.8
    43
    48
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.2
    43
    50
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.9
    43
    54
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.9
    45
    58
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.4
    43
    60
    Age 80
    88.2
    88.4
    33
    59
    Age 85
    90.8
    90.9
    37
    58
    Turkey TURKEY TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    95.94
    117
    2. Stroke
    49.06
    129
    3. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    4. Lung Disease
    28.02
    63
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.07
    109
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.07
    69
    7. Kidney Disease
    19.06
    111
    8. Hypertension
    16.35
    100
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.42
    140
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    15. Liver Disease
    7.14
    150
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.52
    145
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.98
    89
    18. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    19. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    21. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    22. Falls
    4.90
    105
    23. Violence
    4.73
    90
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.81
    109
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.74
    108
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    108
    28. Asthma
    2.72
    104
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    30. Suicide
    2.34
    174
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    32. Other Injuries
    1.96
    181
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.86
    164
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    37. Epilepsy
    1.35
    112
    38. Drug Use
    1.13
    100
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.88
    154
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.87
    145
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.79
    134
    42. Other Neoplasms
    0.73
    68
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    164
    44. Malnutrition
    0.66
    110
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.51
    156
    46. Poisonings
    0.43
    105
    47. Fires
    0.40
    155
    48. War
    0.38
    30
    49. Skin Disease
    0.36
    153
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.35
    145
    Turkey TURKEY TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85,905
    22.08
    2. Stroke
    44,006
    11.31
    3. Lung Cancers
    35,070
    9.01
    4. Lung Disease
    25,088
    6.45
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    17,900
    4.60
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17,308
    4.45
    7. Kidney Disease
    17,021
    4.37
    8. Hypertension
    14,763
    3.79
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,845
    3.30
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,606
    2.73
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,333
    2.66
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,882
    1.77
    13. Liver Disease
    6,340
    1.63
    14. Breast Cancer
    5,643
    1.45
    15. Prostate Cancer
    5,608
    1.44
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,573
    1.43
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    4,966
    1.28
    18. Leukemia
    4,870
    1.25
    19. Lymphomas
    4,849
    1.25
    20. Liver Cancer
    4,542
    1.17
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4,485
    1.15
    22. Falls
    4,373
    1.12
    23. Violence
    4,010
    1.03
    24. Low Birth Weight
    3,478
    0.89
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3,439
    0.88
      Deaths %
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2,612
    0.67
    27. Asthma
    2,434
    0.63
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,287
    0.59
    29. Suicide
    2,003
    0.51
    30. Other Injuries
    1,678
    0.43
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,632
    0.42
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,548
    0.40
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,321
    0.34
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,311
    0.34
    35. Oral Cancer
    1,305
    0.34
    36. Epilepsy
    1,147
    0.29
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1,090
    0.28
    38. Drug Use
    972
    0.25
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    789
    0.20
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    741
    0.19
    41. Birth Trauma
    720
    0.19
    42. Other Neoplasms
    646
    0.17
    43. Malnutrition
    588
    0.15
    44. Drownings
    549
    0.14
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    452
    0.12
    46. Poisonings
    369
    0.09
    47. Fires
    343
    0.09
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.08
    49. War
    318
    0.08
    50. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.08
    Turkey TURKEY CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    2. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    7. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    8. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    10. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    Turkey TURKEY HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    1.8
    147
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    42.8
    18.9
    32
    29
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    24.4
    39.2
    38
    19
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    4.74
    107
    Turkey TURKEY LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    67.1
    73.8
    70.4
    93
    80
    89
    2010
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2019
    76.4
    80.7
    78.6
    38
    43
    39
    Turkey TURKEY DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    82.482m
    18
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.01
    44
    Population 0-14
    23.4%
    107
    Population 15-64
    68.2%
    46
    Population 65 +
    8.4%
    81
    Birth Rate / 1000
    14.28
    114
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.05
    134
    Fertility Rate
    1.94
    111
    Infant Mortality
    19.87
    85
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    74
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.05
    91
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.02
    57
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.81
    88
    Net Migration
    -1.55
    134
    Population Growth
    0.70%
    122
    Literacy Total
    96.7%
    75
    Literacy Male
    99.1%
    37
    Literacy Female
    94.4%
    71
    Unemployment
    13.7%
    42
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    78.6
    39
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    68.4
    44
    GDP per Capita USD
    $28,400
    47

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    17,232,066
    102,174
    4/1/24
    Turkey COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Turkey causes.

     
     
    Turkey COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Turkey COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.