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Country fact sheet: Turkey

Population

- Total population: 85 424 312
- Female population: 42 629 322
- Male population: 42 794 990
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 441.1
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 16.3
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 76
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.855
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 78.6
- Female population (years): 80.7
- Male population (years): 76.4
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 225.9
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 116.1
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (46.8)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (12.5)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (68.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (66.3)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal