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Turkey

Selected basic statistics

Indicator Year Value
% of population aged 0-14 years 2009 27
% of population aged 65+ years 2009 6
Crude death rate per 1000 population 2008 6
Estimated infant mortality per 1000 live births (World Health Report) 2009 18
Estimated life expectancy, (World Health Report) 2009 75
Hospital beds per 100000 2009 248
Infant deaths per 1000 live births 2009 11
Life expectancy at birth, in years 2008 72
Life expectancy at birth, in years, female 2008 74
Life expectancy at birth, in years, male 2008 69
Live births per 1000 population 2010 17
Mid-year population 2010 73722992
Physicians per 100000 2009 164
Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates 2009 7
Tuberculosis incidence per 100000 2010 22