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What kills people in Türkiye at each age

Six facts computed from official Eurostat death and population statistics for Türkiye (2023), next to 36 other countries (Belarus, whose causes of death by age are estimated, only where life expectancy is compared). Every number links to the page it comes from. Free to cite with a link.

About these numbers. Türkiye's figures are for 2023, the year of the February earthquakes. About 50,000 earthquake deaths are counted under “other accidents”, so that cause is far higher than in an ordinary year — above all for young adults.

Fact 1

For men in Türkiye aged 15–44, the most likely cause of death is an accident other than on the road

The most likely cause of death over the next 10 years, by age:

Fact 2

At 45, a man in Türkiye is 1.2 times as likely to die in the next year as the median European man

Chance that a 45-year-old man dies within 12 months. Against the median of 34 European countries, a man in Türkiye at 25 is ×1.86, at 65 ×1.38; a woman at 45 ×1.43.

  1. Romania1 in 181
  2. Poland1 in 223
  3. Türkiye1 in 340
  4. United Kingdom1 in 355
  5. France1 in 387
  6. Germany1 in 413
  7. Belgium1 in 446
  8. Austria1 in 456
  9. Italy1 in 568
  10. Netherlands1 in 573
  11. Spain1 in 593
  12. Switzerland1 in 666
  13. Sweden1 in 688
Fact 3

Life expectancy: Türkiye ranks 27th of 37 for men and 33rd for women

Life expectancy at birth, men (years):

  1. Switzerland82.1
  2. Sweden81.5
  3. Norway81.3
  4. Italy81.1
  5. Iceland81.0
  6. Spain81.0
  7. Ireland80.9
  8. Cyprus80.9
  9. Malta80.7
  10. Luxembourg80.4
  11. Netherlands80.2
  12. Belgium80.1
  13. France79.9
  14. Canada79.7
  15. Denmark79.6
  16. Austria79.4
  17. Portugal79.3
  18. United Kingdom79.2
  19. Greece79.0
  20. Finland78.9
  21. Slovenia78.5
  22. Germany78.4
  23. Czechia76.8
  24. United States76.0
  25. Croatia75.3
  26. Slovakia74.8
  27. Türkiye74.7
  28. Poland74.6
  29. Estonia74.2
  30. Serbia73.6
  31. Hungary73.3
  32. Lithuania72.8
  33. Romania72.5
  34. Bulgaria71.9
  35. Latvia70.4
  36. Belarus69.2
  37. Moldova67.4
Fact 4

Women in Türkiye outlive men by 4.9 years — the 18th-narrowest gap of 37 countries

How much longer women live than men, at birth (years):

  1. Belarus10.2
  2. Latvia9.5
  3. Lithuania8.8
  4. Moldova8.8
  5. Estonia8.4
  6. Romania7.6
  7. Bulgaria7.6
  8. Poland7.4
  9. Slovakia6.5
  10. Hungary6.4
  11. Türkiye4.9
Fact 5

A 20-year-old man in Türkiye has a 75% chance of reaching 70

Chance that a 20-year-old man lives to 70, at today's death rates (women in Türkiye: 86%):

  1. Switzerland87%
  2. Sweden86%
  3. Italy85%
  4. Netherlands84%
  5. Spain84%
  6. Belgium82%
  7. Austria82%
  8. United Kingdom81%
  9. France80%
  10. Germany79%
  11. Türkiye75%
  12. Poland68%
  13. Romania63%
Fact 6

The diseases of ageing take over from accidents as the top threat for men in Türkiye at 44 — for women at 56

The age at which heart disease, cancer, lung, brain or metabolic disease becomes the most likely cause of death (for young women, usually breast cancer). Men, by country:

  1. Belgium48
  2. Switzerland47
  3. France46
  4. Poland46
  5. Netherlands46
  6. Sweden45
  7. Türkiye44
  8. Austria43
  9. United Kingdom42
  10. Germany41
  11. Italy41
  12. Spain41
  13. Romania30
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Computed by Odainn from official mortality statistics (Eurostat, 2023) — how we calculate. © European Union, Eurostat — reuse authorised with acknowledgement of the source. More: Türkiye by age · Europe. Population statistics, not predictions for any individual. Educational, not medical advice.