Turkey - Life expectancy at birth 1998

Life expectancy increases in Türkiye

In 1998 the life expectancy in Türkiye increased to 71.04 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 74.58 years and for men 67.68 years.

Türkiye’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 79th in 1997 to 76th in 1998.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Türkiye over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 1997, when it was 70.57 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 66.79 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Türkiye. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Türkiye in Turkish economy.

Türkiye - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1998	74.58	67.68	71.04
1997	74.22	67.14	70.57
1996	73.85	66.68	70.14
1995	73.42	66.08	69.61
1994	73.06	65.82	69.30
1993	72.67	65.46	68.91
1992	72.24	65.06	68.49
1991	71.87	64.80	68.17
1990	71.41	64.36	67.71
1989	70.97	63.89	67.25
1988	70.51	63.47	66.79
1987	69.94	63.01	66.28
1986	69.44	62.52	65.77
1985	68.92	62.01	65.24
1984	68.39	61.50	64.71
1983	67.76	61.02	64.15
1982	67.17	60.53	63.60
1981	66.65	59.92	63.01
1980	66.21	59.40	62.50
1979	65.70	58.77	61.91
1978	65.17	58.23	61.37
1977	64.45	57.68	60.74
1976	63.57	57.00	59.97
1975	63.05	56.56	59.50
1974	62.57	56.12	59.05
1973	61.97	55.63	58.52
1972	61.39	55.26	58.07
1971	60.69	54.62	57.41
1970	60.11	54.14	56.90
1969	59.60	53.60	56.38
1968	59.04	53.04	55.84
1967	58.45	52.63	55.36
1966	57.76	51.98	54.71
1965	57.32	51.52	54.26
1964	56.79	50.95	53.71
1963	56.18	50.45	53.17
1962	55.36	49.67	52.38
1961	54.62	48.77	51.55
1960	53.82	47.94	50.74

Türkiye - Life expectancy at birth