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 11.5% 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
Türkiye recorded 11.5% for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Türkiye peaked at 11.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2008.
Türkiye ranks 24th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 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 | 6.3% | — |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9895 % change on previous year (2100)
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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 11.5% 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 11.5% 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 6.3% in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Türkiye ranks 24th out of 47 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 9.5%. 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 labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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