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HEALTH PROFILE: Turkmenistan

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Turkmenistan
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    66.5
    73.0
    129
    117
    Age 5
    70.0
    75.9
    122
    108
    Age 10
    70.2
    76.0
    123
    109
    Age 15
    70.3
    76.1
    125
    109
    Age 20
    70.5
    76.3
    124
    108
    Age 25
    70.8
    76.6
    126
    107
    Age 30
    71.1
    76.8
    129
    107
    Age 35
    71.6
    77.0
    129
    108
    Age 40
    72.3
    77.3
    126
    107
    Age 45
    73.1
    77.7
    125
    106
    Age 50
    74.2
    78.2
    122
    106
    Age 55
    75.5
    78.9
    117
    106
    Age 60
    77.1
    80.1
    112
    103
    Age 65
    79.1
    81.3
    107
    103
    Age 70
    82.0
    83.4
    75
    97
    Age 75
    85.2
    86.2
    56
    64
    Age 80
    88.1
    89.3
    37
    34
    Age 85
    91.9
    92.2
    2
    8
    Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    278.65
    13
    2. Stroke
    125.89
    33
    3. HIV/AIDS
    52.75
    21
    4. Liver Disease
    41.99
    22
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    17.71
    123
    6. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    99
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    16.10
    118
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.37
    94
    9. Kidney Disease
    14.39
    123
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14.19
    141
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    13.50
    14
    12. Hypertension
    13.37
    113
    13. Tuberculosis
    11.87
    63
    14. Low Birth Weight
    11.05
    27
    15. Stomach Cancer
    10.51
    38
    16. Cervical Cancer
    9.80
    85
    17. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.55
    12
    18. Lung Cancers
    9.52
    107
    19. Birth Trauma
    8.81
    37
    20. Congenital Anomalies
    8.77
    21
    21. Lung Disease
    8.70
    171
    22. Liver Cancer
    6.40
    67
    23. Suicide
    6.07
    127
    24. Other Injuries
    5.68
    121
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.08
    80
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.31
    159
    27. Oral Cancer
    4.10
    57
    28. Prostate Cancer
    3.71
    171
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.48
    127
    30. Violence
    3.13
    111
    31. Pancreas Cancer
    3.11
    107
    32. Parkinson's Disease
    3.02
    142
    33. Alcohol
    2.64
    46
    34. Lymphomas
    2.62
    158
    35. Leukemia
    2.47
    142
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    85
    37. Drownings
    2.33
    96
    38. Endocrine Disorders
    2.31
    140
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.22
    100
    40. Fires
    2.02
    73
    41. Falls
    1.94
    174
    42. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.81
    76
    43. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    107
    44. Epilepsy
    1.64
    88
    45. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    125
    46. Asthma
    1.08
    130
    47. Encephalitis
    1.05
    18
    48. Meningitis
    0.89
    86
    49. Drug Use
    0.84
    129
    50. Poisonings
    0.62
    87
    Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    9,941
    29.02
    2. Stroke
    4,771
    13.93
    3. HIV/AIDS
    3,008
    8.78
    4. Liver Disease
    2,018
    5.89
    5. Low Birth Weight
    1,161
    3.39
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,137
    3.32
    7. Birth Trauma
    912
    2.66
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    800
    2.34
    9. Congenital Anomalies
    768
    2.24
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    694
    2.03
    11. Inflammatory/Heart
    663
    1.94
    12. Kidney Disease
    633
    1.85
    13. Tuberculosis
    595
    1.74
    14. Hypertension
    478
    1.40
    15. Stomach Cancer
    443
    1.29
    16. Alzheimers & Dementia
    441
    1.29
    17. Lung Cancers
    417
    1.22
    18. Breast Cancer
    417
    1.22
    19. Oesophagus Cancer
    392
    1.14
    20. Diarrhoeal diseases
    350
    1.02
    21. Suicide
    337
    0.98
    22. Other Injuries
    336
    0.98
    23. Lung Disease
    318
    0.93
    24. Liver Cancer
    279
    0.81
    25. Cervical Cancer
    250
    0.73
      Deaths %
    26. Oral Cancer
    181
    0.53
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    177
    0.52
    28. Violence
    169
    0.49
    29. Drownings
    153
    0.45
    30. Alcohol
    143
    0.42
    31. Endocrine Disorders
    141
    0.41
    32. Leukemia
    135
    0.39
    33. Lymphomas
    131
    0.38
    34. Pancreas Cancer
    125
    0.36
    35. Fires
    122
    0.36
    36. Falls
    103
    0.30
    37. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    103
    0.30
    38. Epilepsy
    99
    0.29
    39. Parkinson's Disease
    96
    0.28
    40. Ovary Cancer
    93
    0.27
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    91
    0.27
    42. Encephalitis
    73
    0.21
    43. Bladder Cancer
    69
    0.20
    44. Meningitis
    63
    0.18
    45. Prostate Cancer
    60
    0.18
    46. Uterin Cancer
    58
    0.17
    47. Skin Cancers
    54
    0.16
    48. Drug Use
    46
    0.13
    49. Asthma
    44
    0.13
    50. Poisonings
    37
    0.11
    Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    16.34
    99
    2. Stomach Cancer
    10.51
    38
    3. Cervical Cancer
    9.80
    85
    4. Oesophagus Cancer
    9.55
    12
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.52
    107
    6. Liver Cancer
    6.40
    67
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.31
    159
    8. Oral Cancer
    4.10
    57
      Rate World Rank
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.71
    171
    10. Ovary Cancer
    3.48
    127
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    3.11
    107
    12. Lymphomas
    2.62
    158
    13. Leukemia
    2.47
    142
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.44
    85
    15. Bladder Cancer
    1.79
    107
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.38
    125
    Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    3.1
    125
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    10.8
    0.5
    156
    156
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    15.9
    20.9
    102
    110
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.47
    76
    Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    51.2
    58.3
    54.6
    86
    73
    79
    1970
    54.9
    62.1
    58.4
    92
    83
    87
    1980
    57.5
    64.6
    61.0
    109
    92
    98
    1990
    59.2
    67.1
    63.0
    126
    110
    115
    2000
    59.9
    67.9
    63.8
    129
    119
    122
    2010
    61.7
    70.1
    65.8
    138
    121
    130
    2019
    66.5
    73.0
    69.7
    129
    117
    122
    Turkmenistan TURKMENISTAN DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    5.58m
    114
    Sex Ratio M / F
    0.98
    111
    Population 0-14
    25.4%
    96
    Population 15-64
    69.2%
    30
    Population 65 +
    5.4%
    119
    Birth Rate / 1000
    17.51
    85
    Death Rate / 1000
    5.95
    138
    Fertility Rate
    2.04
    100
    Infant Mortality
    38.54
    43
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    75
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.03
    144
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    119
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.77
    112
    Net Migration
    -1.72
    139
    Population Growth
    1.02%
    87
    Literacy Total
    99.7%
    19
    Literacy Male
    99.8%
    16
    Literacy Female
    99.6%
    19
    Unemployment
    11.0%
    53
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    69.7
    122
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    62.1
    117
    GDP per Capita USD
    $15,500
    78

    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.