Europe & Central Asia · population about 87.3 million
If you were born in Turkey
Right now, about 0.82% of the babies born on Earth are born in Turkey: 1 in 123, about 1.1 million a year, or about 2 a minute.
The chance that a baby born in Turkey dies before turning five is 1.4%, about 2.1 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 79.9 years for women and 74.4 years for men.
Life in Turkey, in numbers
Life expectancy77.2 yearswomen 79.9 · men 74.4United States 79.3 years · 48th highest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 51.4%13.8 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 62nd lowest of 141 countries
Chance of dying before age 11.0%9.8 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 53rd lowest of 141 countries
Mothers who die giving birth17 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 42nd lowest of 141 countries
Children per woman1.63total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 42nd lowest of 141 countries
Expected years of schooling19.8 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 3rd highest of 141 countries
College and university enrollment100%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 6th highest of 141 countries
Income per person (PPP)$35,069GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 38th highest of 141 countries
Income inequality0.44Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 26th highest of 141 countries
People living in cities89%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 15th highest of 141 countries
People working in farming16%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 63rd lowest of 141 countries
People using the internet86%United States 94% · 51st highest of 141 countries
Women married before 1815%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 69th lowest of 141 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket16%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 34th lowest of 141 countries
HIV0.03%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 9th lowest of 141 countries
Homicide2.5 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 63rd lowest of 141 countries
Road traffic deaths7 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 28th lowest of 141 countries
People who smokemen 43% · women 19%
Life satisfaction4.98 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 53rd lowest of 134 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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