Türkiye vs Ukraine: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 77.2 years in Türkiye and 73.4 years in Ukraine, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 3.7 years, or 1.05 times that in Ukraine.

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What the numbers say

Türkiye has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Ukraine.
In 2023, Türkiye ranked 87 and Ukraine ranked 130 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Türkiye at 88.6 years and Ukraine at 85.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Türkiye	Ukraine	World
2023	77.2	73.4	73.2
2022	77.6	72.7	72.6
2021	75.7	71.6	70.9
2020	76.5	73.3	71.9
2019	77.7	73.9	72.6
2018	77.5	73.6	72.4
2017	77	74	72.1
2016	76.6	73.4	71.9
2015	76.5	72.7	71.6
2014	76.5	71.8	71.4
2013	76.2	71.5	71.1
2012	75.6	71.1	70.8
2011	74.8	70.7	70.4
2010	75	70.2	70.1
2009	74.7	69.2	69.7
2008	74.4	68.3	69.3
2007	74.1	67.7	69
2006	73.8	67.5	68.6
2005	73.5	67.5	68.1
2004	73.2	67.5	67.7
2003	72.9	67.6	67.4
2002	72.6	67.7	67.1
2001	72.3	67.7	66.8
2000	71.9	67.8	66.4
1999	70.8	68	66
1998	71.1	68	65.7
1997	70.7	67.7	65.5
1996	70.3	67.1	65.2
1995	69.7	67.1	64.9
1994	69.4	67.5	64.3
1993	69	68.3	64.4
1992	68.6	69	64.3
1991	68.3	69.7	64.1
1990	67.8	70.4	64
1989	67.4	70.8	63.8
1988	66.9	71	63.4
1987	66.4	71.2	63.2
1986	65.9	70.8	62.7
1985	65.3	70.4	62.2
1984	64.8	70	61.9
1983	64.3	70	61.5
1982	63.7	69.9	61.3
1981	63.2	69.8	60.9
1980	62.7	69.8	60.5
1979	62.2	69.8	60.2
1978	61.6	69.8	59.5
1977	60.9	70	59.2
1976	60	70.1	58.6
1975	59.5	70.4	58.3
1974	59	70.6	58.1
1973	58.5	70.8	57.7
1972	58	71	57.2
1971	57.2	70.9	56
1970	56.7	70.8	56.3
1969	56.2	70.8	56
1968	55.6	71	55.6
1967	55.2	71.1	55.1
1966	54.6	71.2	54.6
1965	54.1	71.1	54
1964	53.6	71	54.3
1963	53.1	70.7	53.7
1962	52.4	70.4	53.2
1961	51.6	70	50.4
1960	50.8	69.4	47.8
1959	50.1	68.7	49.6
1958	49.2	67.7	51.6
1957	49.2	67.2	51.1
1956	49.5	66.3	50.7
1955	49.1	65.3	50.2
1954	48.8	64.1	49.7
1953	48.2	63	48.8
1952	48.1	62.1	48.2
1951	47.6	61.4	47.1
1950	47.3	61.2	46.4
1949	–	60.6	–
1948	–	57.8	–
1947	38.1	45.1	–
1946	–	55.2	–
1945	–	35.3	–
1944	–	28.7	–
1943	–	18.2	–
1942	31.3	19.4	–
1941	–	24.7	–
1940	–	49.8	–
1939	–	50	–
1937	35.4	–	–
1926	–	47	–
1900	–	36.6	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Türkiye	Ukraine	World
2024	77.476–78.9	74.772.1–77.1	73.3
2025	77.876.1–79.5	74.972.2–77.5	73.5
2026	78.476.4–80.4	7572.1–77.7	73.8
2027	78.676.2–80.8	75.271.9–78.2	73.9
2028	78.876.2–81.2	75.371.8–78.3	74.1
2029	7976.1–81.5	75.571.8–78.6	74.2
2030	79.176.1–81.7	75.771.8–79	74.4
2031	79.376.1–82.2	75.871.7–79.3	74.5
2032	79.576.1–82.5	7671.6–79.6	74.7
2033	79.776.1–82.9	76.171.7–80	74.8
2034	79.976.1–83.2	76.371.6–80.4	75
2035	8076.3–83.4	76.471.6–80.7	75.1
2036	80.276.3–83.7	76.671.7–80.9	75.3
2037	80.476.2–83.9	76.871.7–81.2	75.4
2038	80.576.3–84	76.971.6–81.4	75.5
2039	80.776.3–84.4	77.171.7–81.6	75.7
2040	80.976.3–84.6	77.271.7–81.7	75.8
2041	8176.4–84.7	77.471.8–82.1	75.9
2042	81.276.6–85	77.671.8–82.3	76.1
2043	81.476.6–85.3	77.771.7–82.6	76.2
2044	81.576.7–85.6	77.971.8–82.7	76.3
2045	81.776.8–85.8	7871.8–82.9	76.5
2046	81.977.1–86.1	78.271.9–83.1	76.6
2047	8277.1–86.2	78.371.9–83.2	76.7
2048	82.277–86.4	78.571.9–83.5	76.8
2049	82.377.1–86.7	78.771.7–83.6	76.9
2050	82.577.2–86.9	78.871.8–83.9	77
2051	82.677.2–87	7972–84.2	77.1
2052	82.877.3–87.3	79.172.3–84.4	77.2
2053	82.977.4–87.4	79.372.3–84.6	77.3
2054	83.177.5–87.6	79.472.3–84.7	77.4
2055	83.277.6–87.8	79.672.2–85	77.6
2056	83.477.6–87.9	79.772.3–85.2	77.7
2057	83.577.7–88.2	79.972.3–85.3	77.8
2058	83.677.9–88.4	8072.1–85.4	77.9
2059	83.878–88.6	80.272.3–85.4	78
2060	83.978–88.8	80.372.5–85.7	78.1
2061	8477.9–89	80.572.5–86	78.2
2062	84.278.1–89.2	80.672.6–86.1	78.3
2063	84.378–89.3	80.773–86.3	78.4
2064	84.478–89.5	80.972.9–86.5	78.5
2065	84.678.3–89.7	8173.1–86.7	78.6
2066	84.778.3–89.7	81.273–86.9	78.7
2067	84.878.4–90	81.373.2–87.1	78.8
2068	84.978.4–90.5	81.473.2–87.3	78.9
2069	85.178.7–90.6	81.673.4–87.5	79
2070	85.278.8–90.7	81.773.4–87.7	79.1
2071	85.378.9–90.8	81.973.4–87.9	79.2
2072	85.478.8–91	8273.6–88	79.3
2073	85.678.9–91.1	82.173.8–88.1	79.4
2074	85.779.1–91.2	82.373.7–88.3	79.4
2075	85.879.4–91.6	82.473.9–88.4	79.5
2076	85.979.3–91.8	82.674–88.6	79.6
2077	86.179.3–91.9	82.774–88.8	79.7
2078	86.279.6–92.1	82.874.2–89	79.8
2079	86.379.5–92.3	8374.2–89.3	79.9
2080	86.479.6–92.4	83.174.2–89.3	80
2081	86.579.9–92.7	83.274.3–89.6	80.1
2082	86.680.1–92.7	83.374.3–89.7	80.2
2083	86.780.1–93	83.574.3–89.9	80.3
2084	86.980.1–93	83.674.5–90.1	80.3
2085	8780–93.2	83.774.6–90.3	80.4
2086	87.180.3–93.5	83.974.8–90.5	80.5
2087	87.280.4–93.6	8475.1–90.8	80.6
2088	87.380.7–93.8	84.175.1–90.9	80.7
2089	87.480.7–94	84.375.3–91	80.8
2090	87.580.9–94	84.475.5–91.2	80.9
2091	87.680.9–94.2	84.575.4–91.5	81
2092	87.880.9–94.4	84.675.3–91.6	81
2093	87.981.2–94.7	84.775.4–91.9	81.1
2094	8881.1–94.6	84.975.7–92.2	81.2
2095	88.181.1–94.8	8576–92.2	81.3
2096	88.281.2–95	85.176–92.3	81.4
2097	88.381.4–95.3	85.276.3–92.5	81.5
2098	88.481.5–95.3	85.376–92.6	81.6
2099	88.581.4–95.6	85.576.2–92.9	81.7
2100	88.681.6–95.9	85.676.1–92.9	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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