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06/22/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/22/2023 01:07

Death and Causes of Death Statistics, 2022


Number of deaths was 504 thousand 839 in 2022
While the number of deaths was 566 thousand 485 in 2021, it became 504 thousand 839 with a decrease of 10.9% in 2022. 54.6% of deceased persons were males and 45.4% of them were females in 2022.
Crude death rate was 5.9 per thousand
While crude death rate which is the number of deaths per thousand persons were 6.7 per thousand in 2021, it was 5.9 per thousand in 2022.
Number of deaths and crude death rate, 2009-2022

The highest crude death rate was in Sinop with 11.7 per thousand
The provinces having the highest crude death rate was Sinop with 11.7 per thousand in 2022. This province was followed by Kastamonu with 11.2 per thousand, Edirne with 10.3 per thousand, Kırklareli with 10.2 per thousand. The province having the lowest crude death rate was Şırnak with 2.4 per thousand. Şırnak was followed by Hakkari with 2.5 per thousand, Van with 2.9 per thousand and Batman with 3.0 per thousand.
The first 10 provinces with the highest and lowest crude death rates, 2022

Among causes of death, diseases of the circulatory system took the first place
When the deaths were analyzed by causes, deaths from diseases of the circulatory system were the highest with 35.4% in 2022. This cause of death was followed by neoplasms with 15.2% and diseases of the respiratory system with 13.5%.
Proportion of causes of death, 2021, 2022
Figures in the graphic may not add up to total due to rounding.
42.3% of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system were caused by ischaemic heart diseases
When the deaths from diseases of the circulatory system were analyzed, deaths from ischaemic heart diseases were 42.3%, deaths from other heart diseases were 23.5% and deaths from cerebrovascular diseases were 19.2%.
Proportion of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system, 2021, 2022
Figures in the graphic may not add up to total due to rounding.
Proportion of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system was the highest in Çanakkale with 47.0%
When the deaths from diseases of the circulatory system were analyzed by provinces, proportion of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system was the highest in Çanakkale with 47.0% in 2022. This province was followed by Kırşehir with 46.4%, Balıkesir with 44.0%, Afyonkarahisar with 43.8%. Proportion of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system was the lowest in Kilis with 25.5%. This province was followed by Ağrı with 27.5%, İstanbul with 28.8%, Van with 29.8%.
The first 10 provinces with the highest and lowest proportion of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system, 2022

Neoplasm deaths was mostly from malignant neoplasms of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung
When the deaths from malignant neoplasms were analyzed, deaths from malignant neoplasms of larynx and trachea/bronchus/lung were 29.4%, deaths from malignant neoplasms of colon were 7.9%, deaths from malignant neoplasms of stomach were 7.8%.
Proportion of deaths from malignant neoplasms, 2021, 2022
Figures in the graphic may not add up to total due to rounding.
Proportion of deaths from neoplasms was the highest in Ağrı with 21.8%
When the deaths from neoplasms were analyzed by provinces, proportion of deaths from neoplasms was the highest in Ağrı with 21.8% in 2022. This province was followed by Kars with 18.8%, Iğdır and Erzurum with 18.6%, Bayburt and Ankara with 18.5%. Proportion of deaths from neoplasms was the lowest in Siirt with 8.5%. This province was followed by Kilis and Gaziantep with 10.0%, Şanlıurfa with 10.1%, Hatay with 10.6%.
The first 10 provinces with highest and lowest proportion of deaths from neoplasms, 2022

Infant mortality rate was 9.2 per thousand
While the number of infant deaths was 10 thousand 89 in 2021, it was 9 thousand 522 in 2022. While infant mortality rate was 9.3 per thousand in 2021, it was 9.2 per thousand in 2022. In other words, the number of infant deaths was 9.2 per thousand live births in 2022.
Number of infant deaths and infant mortality rate, 2009-2022

Under five mortality rate was 11.2 per thousand
While the under five mortality rate which is the probability of dying during five years after birth was 11.3 per thousand in 2021, it was 11.2 per thousand in 2022.
Number of under five deaths and under five mortality rate, 2009-2022


The next release on this subject will be on June, 2024.
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EXPLANATIONS
Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has published death and causes of death statistics for the whole Türkiye by using death data in the Central Civil Registration System (MERNIS) database and cause of death data from the Death Notification System of the Ministry of Health since 2009. Causes of death data are obtained by coding the underlying causes of death on the death notification forms of the Death Notification System in accordance with the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) of World Health Organization (WHO).