People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye
Türkiye: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 10.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye stood at 10.8%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye peaked at 10.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
That places Türkiye 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.0% | — |
| 2009 | 6.1% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 6.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.5% | 10.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Türkiye
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 15.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 3.87 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 59.13 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 31 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 25.09 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye was 10.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Türkiye ranks 26th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and income quintile. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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