TURKSTAT Shared Turkey’s Death Statistics

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) published the death statistics for 2022 after the years 2020 and 2021. The total number of deaths, which was 566,485 last year, will increase in 2022. It fell to 504,839.

Those who died in the last year 54.6% men, 45.4% women created. Crude death rate, which refers to the number of deaths per thousand people, 5.9 was determined as. The provinces with the highest crude death rate were also announced.

Provinces with the highest and lowest number of deaths per 1000 people:

Highest:

• Sinop – 11.7
• Kastamonu – 11.2
• Edirne – 10.3
• Kirklareli – 10.2
• Canakkale – 10
• Balikesir – 10
• Giresun – 9.9
• Artvin – 9.9
• Cankiri – 9.7
• Bartin – 9.4

Lowest:

• Mus – 3.6
• Mardin – 3,4
• Pain – 3,4
• Siirt – 3.3
• Diyarbakir – 3.3
• Sanliurfa – 3.1
• Batman – 3
• Van – 2.9
• Hakkari – 2,5
• Sirnak – 2,4

The most common causes of death in Turkey:

• Circulatory system diseases – 35.4%
• Benign and malignant tumors – 15.2%
• Respiratory system diseases – 13.5%
• Diseases related to endocrine gland, nutrition, metabolism – 4.5%
• COVID-19 – 4.4
• Nervous system and sensory organs diseases – 3.6%
• External causes of injury and poisoning – 3.3%
• Other – 13%
• Unknown – 7.1%

The most common cause of death in circulatory system diseases is the disease with a rate of 42.3%. ischemic heart diseases it happened. This was followed by other heart diseases with 23.5%, cerebro-vascular diseases with 19.2%, hypertensive diseases with 9.9% and other diseases with 5%.

The provinces with the highest and lowest deaths from circulatory system diseases are:

Highest:

• Canakkale – 47%
• Kirsehir – 46.4%
• Balikesir – 44%
• Afkonyarahisar – 43.8%
• Kirikkale – 42.4%
• Aydin – 41.4%
• Yozgat – 41.4%
• Bilecik – 40.6%
• Denizli – 40.2%
• Siirt – 40%

Lowest:

• Iğdır – 32.2%
• Mus – 32.2%
• Gumushane – 31.8%
• Kocaeli – 30.9%
• Eskisehir – 30.7%
• Kayseri – 31.1%
• Van – 29.8%
• Istanbul – 28.8%
• Pain – 27.5%
• Kilis – 25.5%

Infant and under-5 deaths:

Number of infant deaths in 2022 9 thousand 522 declared as. Infant mortality rate per thousand births 9.2 it happened. The death rate per thousand individuals in individuals under the age of five is 11.2 it happened.

Statistics for 2021:

• Total number of deaths: 565 thousand 594
• Male rate in deaths: 56%
• Female rate of deaths: 44%
• Most common cause of death: Circulatory system diseases (33.4%)
• Proportion of deaths from COVID-19: 11.5%
• Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1000 births): 9.2
• Under-five mortality rate: 11.2

Statistics for 2020:

• Total number of deaths: 507 thousand 938
• Male rate in deaths: 56%
• Female rate of deaths: 44%
• Most common cause of death: Circulatory system diseases (36%)
• Proportion of deaths from COVID-19: 4.4%
• Infant mortality rate (death per 1000 births): 8.7
• Under-five mortality rate: 10.6