Turkey is administratively divided into 81 provinces.
According to estimation of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), life expectancy at birth in Turkey in period 2021–2023 was 77.3 years (74.7 years for male and 80.0 years for female). Healthy life expectancy for this period was 57.6 years (59.0 years for male and 56.3 years for female).
According to alternative estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Turkey was 77.2 years total (74.5 for male, 79.9 for female). — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
Estimation of the World Bank Group is similar: 77.2 years (74.5 for male, 79.9 for female).
Estimation of Eurostat for 2023: 77.3 years total (74.8 for male, 79.8 for female). — Dataset — Table. For visualization use the tab "Map"
According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Turkey was 77.62 years (75.09 years for male and 80.13 years for female). And healthy life expectancy was 67.24 years (66.63 years for male and 67.80 years for female).
In 2015–17, the difference in life expectancy between the most prosperous and disadvantaged provinces was 4.55 years. In 2018–20, this difference was 4.69 years. In 2021–23, this difference was 4.71 years.
TurkStat (2021–2023)
By default the table is sorted by 2021–2023. The values are rounded. All calculations were made with raw data.
province2015–20172018–20202021–2023malefemaleoverallmalefemaleF overallmalefemaleF Turkey 78.00 75.30 80.80 5.50 0.33 78.33 75.60 81.12 5.52 −1.02 77.31 74.73 79.96 5.23 −0.69 Tunceli 80.69 77.41 84.25 6.84 −0.36 80.33 77.01 84.06 7.05 0.46 80.79 78.11 83.61 5.50 0.10 Şırnak 77.62 73.36 81.84 8.48 0.70 78.32 74.44 82.30 7.86 1.34 79.66 75.94 83.28 7.34 2.04 Mardin 79.83 76.85 82.71 5.85 −0.51 79.32 76.73 81.84 5.11 0.33 79.65 77.10 82.11 5.02 −0.18 Bingöl 78.84 76.01 81.82 5.81 0.34 79.18 76.50 82.09 5.59 0.12 79.30 76.95 81.73 4.78 0.47 Muğla 80.28 77.59 83.18 5.59 0.42 80.70 77.75 83.96 6.22 −1.41 79.29 76.38 82.53 6.15 −0.99 Hakkâri 77.12 74.13 80.00 5.87 0.05 77.17 74.27 80.07 5.80 2.09 79.26 76.27 82.17 5.90 2.14 Ankara 79.36 76.69 81.94 5.25 −0.06 79.29 76.55 82.02 5.47 −0.10 79.19 76.53 81.80 5.27 −0.17 Erzincan 79.19 76.07 82.47 6.40 0.42 79.60 76.91 82.34 5.43 −0.46 79.14 76.66 81.70 5.03 −0.05 Bolu 79.15 76.51 81.79 5.28 0.37 79.52 77.01 82.04 5.03 −0.43 79.09 76.61 81.59 4.97 −0.06 Bayburt 79.08 76.26 82.19 5.93 0.14 79.22 77.05 81.40 4.36 −0.14 79.08 76.28 82.08 5.79 0.00 Artvin 79.35 76.27 82.65 6.38 0.11 79.46 76.37 82.75 6.38 −0.41 79.06 76.33 81.94 5.61 −0.29 Iğdır 78.83 75.82 81.98 6.16 0.28 79.11 76.39 81.96 5.57 −0.06 79.06 76.53 81.72 5.18 0.23 Trabzon 80.00 76.48 83.37 6.90 0.29 80.29 76.77 83.79 7.02 −1.24 79.04 75.98 82.10 6.13 −0.95 Burdur 79.17 76.10 82.28 6.18 −0.04 79.13 75.99 82.38 6.39 −0.13 79.00 76.02 82.04 6.02 −0.17 Giresun 79.67 76.32 83.07 6.75 0.32 79.99 76.63 83.51 6.88 −1.02 78.97 75.76 82.39 6.62 −0.70 Gümüşhane 79.77 76.25 83.46 7.20 1.01 80.78 78.07 83.54 5.47 −1.95 78.83 75.77 82.02 6.25 −0.95 Malatya 79.02 76.05 82.06 6.01 0.01 79.02 76.16 81.98 5.82 −0.21 78.81 76.10 81.59 5.48 −0.21 Adıyaman 79.71 77.27 82.12 4.85 −0.42 79.29 76.94 81.67 4.73 −0.60 78.69 76.40 81.04 4.64 −1.02 Çorum 78.63 75.90 81.47 5.57 0.21 78.85 76.20 81.57 5.37 −0.19 78.66 76.05 81.36 5.31 0.02 Isparta 78.70 76.09 81.32 5.24 −0.03 78.66 75.92 81.47 5.55 −0.02 78.65 75.99 81.32 5.33 −0.05 Batman 79.29 76.10 82.27 6.18 −0.81 78.48 75.37 81.54 6.18 0.13 78.62 75.94 81.14 5.19 −0.67 Rize 79.01 74.82 83.18 8.36 0.39 79.40 75.55 83.27 7.72 −0.83 78.57 74.92 82.33 7.41 −0.44 Istanbul 78.70 75.79 81.55 5.75 0.38 79.08 76.20 81.95 5.75 −0.52 78.56 75.84 81.27 5.43 −0.13 Karaman 78.72 76.40 81.07 4.67 0.05 78.77 76.05 81.60 5.55 −0.25 78.52 76.02 81.11 5.09 −0.20 Kars 77.34 75.09 79.74 4.65 0.43 77.78 75.05 80.80 5.74 0.71 78.49 76.13 81.02 4.90 1.14 Ardahan 76.93 74.21 79.91 5.70 0.69 77.62 74.78 80.86 6.08 0.83 78.45 75.86 81.40 5.54 1.52 Elazığ 78.63 75.94 81.34 5.40 0.09 78.72 76.06 81.42 5.36 −0.33 78.39 76.05 80.72 4.66 −0.24 Antalya 79.30 76.66 82.11 5.45 0.44 79.73 77.26 82.38 5.12 −1.36 78.37 75.84 81.12 5.28 −0.93 Kahramanmaraş 79.24 77.04 81.53 4.49 −0.38 78.86 76.59 81.31 4.71 −0.58 78.28 76.26 80.42 4.16 −0.96 Ordu 79.29 76.18 82.56 6.38 0.75 80.04 77.23 82.97 5.75 −1.79 78.25 75.46 81.22 5.76 −1.05 Siirt 78.37 75.24 81.40 6.16 −0.35 78.02 74.71 81.56 6.85 0.19 78.21 75.51 80.82 5.31 −0.16 Amasya 78.47 75.72 81.26 5.54 0.53 78.99 76.29 81.76 5.46 −0.88 78.11 75.38 80.93 5.55 −0.35 İzmir 78.65 75.77 81.58 5.82 0.34 78.99 76.04 82.01 5.97 −0.88 78.11 75.17 81.14 5.96 −0.54 Diyarbakır 78.91 75.67 82.03 6.36 −0.43 78.48 75.48 81.51 6.03 −0.38 78.10 75.49 80.65 5.17 −0.81 Denizli 78.17 75.32 81.07 5.74 0.31 78.48 75.70 81.32 5.62 −0.40 78.08 75.31 80.94 5.62 −0.09 Sivas 77.97 75.42 80.65 5.23 0.49 78.46 75.91 81.16 5.25 −0.38 78.08 75.58 80.72 5.14 0.11 Aydın 78.53 75.47 81.76 6.29 0.04 78.57 75.54 81.78 6.24 −0.52 78.05 75.27 80.99 5.72 −0.48 Aksaray 78.32 75.68 80.88 5.20 0.19 78.51 75.52 81.51 5.99 −0.48 78.03 75.30 80.74 5.44 −0.29 Karabük 78.40 75.38 81.55 6.18 0.67 79.07 76.24 82.00 5.76 −1.06 78.01 75.30 80.79 5.48 −0.39 Çankırı 78.03 75.39 80.81 5.42 −0.25 77.78 75.17 80.56 5.39 0.18 77.96 75.38 80.66 5.28 −0.08 Eskişehir 77.98 75.24 80.78 5.54 0.56 78.54 75.84 81.29 5.45 −0.64 77.90 75.29 80.55 5.26 −0.08 Yalova 78.61 75.89 81.46 5.57 0.60 79.21 76.29 82.29 6.00 −1.32 77.89 75.06 80.94 5.88 −0.72 Konya 78.33 75.76 80.86 5.10 −0.20 78.13 75.45 80.83 5.37 −0.31 77.82 75.24 80.41 5.17 −0.50 Uşak 78.11 75.92 80.31 4.39 −0.46 77.65 74.93 80.46 5.53 0.15 77.80 75.03 80.67 5.64 −0.31 Bitlis 78.40 75.64 81.06 5.42 −0.61 77.79 74.82 80.95 6.13 0.01 77.80 75.23 80.48 5.25 −0.60 Kırşehir 78.46 75.44 81.45 6.00 −0.62 77.84 74.89 80.77 5.88 −0.04 77.80 75.01 80.62 5.61 −0.66 Kayseri 77.87 75.31 80.44 5.14 0.37 78.24 75.66 80.86 5.20 −0.53 77.71 75.16 80.31 5.15 −0.16 Sinop 78.41 75.32 81.71 6.39 0.21 78.61 75.68 81.75 6.07 −0.91 77.70 74.96 80.67 5.71 −0.70 Bursa 77.68 75.01 80.42 5.42 0.56 78.24 75.52 81.05 5.53 −0.54 77.69 75.10 80.36 5.26 0.01 Erzurum 77.29 74.90 79.70 4.80 0.29 77.58 75.36 79.84 4.47 0.11 77.69 75.34 80.09 4.75 0.40 Nevşehir 77.85 75.45 80.17 4.72 0.06 77.91 75.03 80.83 5.79 −0.23 77.68 75.43 79.89 4.46 −0.17 Mersin 78.23 75.49 81.06 5.57 0.68 78.91 76.33 81.58 5.25 −1.24 77.67 74.91 80.58 5.67 −0.56 Van 76.96 74.44 79.53 5.09 0.13 77.10 74.90 79.32 4.42 0.55 77.64 75.49 79.83 4.34 0.68 Kocaeli 78.08 75.73 80.53 4.80 0.30 78.38 75.82 81.08 5.25 −0.76 77.63 75.21 80.16 4.95 −0.46 Tokat 77.52 74.94 80.16 5.22 0.57 78.09 75.52 80.75 5.22 −0.49 77.60 75.13 80.16 5.04 0.08 Bilecik 77.83 74.99 80.77 5.78 0.02 77.85 75.36 80.47 5.11 −0.25 77.60 74.88 80.48 5.60 −0.23 Muş 77.45 74.71 80.10 5.39 0.58 78.03 75.44 80.64 5.20 −0.44 77.59 75.25 79.93 4.68 0.14 Yozgat 77.48 74.75 80.29 5.55 0.24 77.73 74.85 80.74 5.89 −0.15 77.58 74.82 80.52 5.70 0.09 Samsun 78.07 75.04 81.15 6.11 0.48 78.55 75.55 81.67 6.12 −1.00 77.55 74.94 80.23 5.30 −0.51 Niğde 77.63 74.69 80.61 5.92 0.67 78.30 75.36 81.28 5.92 −0.77 77.53 74.46 80.71 6.25 −0.09 Çanakkale 77.99 75.13 81.02 5.88 0.66 78.65 75.56 81.95 6.39 −1.15 77.50 74.56 80.66 6.10 −0.49 Zonguldak 77.81 75.12 80.49 5.37 0.39 78.20 75.48 80.96 5.48 −0.75 77.45 74.94 79.99 5.06 −0.36 Düzce 77.49 74.49 80.69 6.20 0.55 78.04 75.19 81.06 5.87 −0.67 77.38 74.62 80.29 5.67 −0.12 Sakarya 77.51 74.79 80.34 5.55 0.35 77.85 75.16 80.69 5.53 −0.48 77.37 74.80 80.08 5.28 −0.14 Kastamonu 77.36 74.51 80.32 5.81 0.66 78.02 75.03 81.16 6.14 −0.67 77.34 74.46 80.40 5.94 −0.02 Balıkesir 77.50 74.65 80.49 5.84 0.53 78.02 75.07 81.17 6.11 −0.76 77.26 74.47 80.23 5.76 −0.23 Kırıkkale 77.78 74.89 80.78 5.89 0.15 77.93 75.17 80.80 5.63 −0.73 77.20 74.33 80.19 5.86 −0.58 Tekirdağ 77.58 74.93 80.43 5.50 0.19 77.77 75.01 80.77 5.76 −0.63 77.14 74.59 79.87 5.28 −0.44 Manisa 77.10 74.39 79.90 5.51 0.27 77.37 74.53 80.35 5.82 −0.29 77.08 74.35 79.94 5.59 −0.02 Şanlıurfa 77.73 74.60 80.71 6.11 −0.16 77.57 74.48 80.62 6.14 −0.54 77.03 74.14 79.85 5.72 −0.70 Osmaniye 78.01 75.29 80.81 5.53 0.46 78.47 76.08 80.91 4.82 −1.49 76.98 74.32 79.79 5.47 −1.03 Bartın 77.89 75.64 80.16 4.52 0.61 78.50 75.68 81.45 5.77 −1.53 76.98 74.25 79.82 5.58 −0.92 Afyonkarahisar 77.07 74.54 79.64 5.10 −0.11 76.96 74.28 79.73 5.45 −0.01 76.95 74.51 79.45 4.94 −0.12 Kırklareli 77.68 74.64 80.96 6.32 0.36 78.03 74.95 81.37 6.43 −1.11 76.92 73.97 80.18 6.20 −0.75 Kütahya 76.79 74.50 79.10 4.60 0.67 77.46 75.04 79.94 4.90 −0.54 76.92 74.67 79.19 4.51 0.13 Edirne 77.35 74.24 80.69 6.45 0.59 77.95 74.79 81.36 6.57 −1.04 76.90 74.00 80.03 6.04 −0.45 Hatay 77.93 75.74 80.17 4.43 −0.28 77.65 75.42 79.97 4.55 −0.77 76.88 74.69 79.19 4.50 −1.05 Ağrı 76.77 74.25 79.35 5.10 0.00 76.78 74.11 79.65 5.54 0.08 76.86 74.46 79.39 4.94 0.09 Adana 77.53 74.70 80.38 5.67 0.13 77.66 74.91 80.47 5.56 −0.90 76.76 74.00 79.58 5.57 −0.77 Gaziantep 76.94 74.33 79.52 5.20 −0.56 76.38 73.80 79.03 5.24 −0.22 76.15 73.63 78.72 5.09 −0.78 Kilis 76.14 72.87 79.55 6.67 −0.05 76.09 73.47 78.83 5.37 −0.01 76.08 73.17 79.13 5.96 −0.06
Source: TurkStat
Eurostat (2014—2023)
By default the table is sorted by 2023.