Turkey
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 70318 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 1.6 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 67 | 57 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Total fertility rate | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 67.9 | 72.2 |
| uncertainty | 67.1 - 68.8 | 71.1 - 73.4 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 70.0 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 44 | 42 |
| uncertainty | 40 - 48 | 38 - 46 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 177 | 112 |
| uncertainty | 162 - 192 | 94 - 130 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 62 | |
| At birth | 61.2 | 62.8 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 60.3 - 62.2 | 61.7 - 64.0 | |
| At age 60 | 12.8 | 14.2 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 12.5 - 13.0 | 13.8 - 14.6 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 6.7 | 9.3 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 9.8 | 12.9 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5 | 5 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 71.6 | 71.9 | 71.1 | 71.1 | 71 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 28.4 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 29 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 10.8 | 11.5 | 9.1 | 9 | 9.1 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 38.8 | 43.8 | 28.4 | 28.4 | 28.6 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 98.8 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 125 | 149 | 137 | 148 | 109 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 272 | 301 | 291 | 311 | 294 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 90 | 107 | 98 | 105 | 77 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 195 | 217 | 207 | 222 | 209 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 1998 | % | 8.3 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 44 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 36 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 90 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 70 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 80.6 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | <0.1 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 0 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 55 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 6 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | … |
| Cured under DOTS | % | … | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | 11 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 81 |
| Rural | % | 86 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 97 |
| Rural | % | 70 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available