Country’s life expectancy rises to 78.5 years: Official data
Locals and visitors stroll along the Üsküdar promenade in Istanbul as the historic Maiden’s Tower is seen in the background.
Life expectancy at birth in Türkiye increased to 78.5 years in the 2023-2025 period, up from 78.1 years a year earlier, with women expected to live more than five years longer than men, according to new figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
Türkiye’s average life expectancy at birth reached 78.5 years, reflecting a modest improvement from the previous 2022-2024 reporting period, TÜİK said in its latest statistics.
The data showed that men are expected to live an average of 75.9 years, while women have a life expectancy of 81.1 years, leaving a gender gap of 5.2 years in favor of women.
