Health in Turkey
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The healthcare system in Turkey has improved in terms of health status especially after implementing the Health Transformation Program (HP) in 2003.[1] "Health for All" was the slogan for this transformation, and HP aimed to provide and finance health care efficiently, effectively, and equitably.[2] By covering most of the population, the General Health Insurance Scheme is financed by employers, employees, and government contributions through the Social Security Institution.[1] Even though HP aimed to be equitable, after 18 years of implementation, there are still disparities between the regions in Turkey. While the under-5 mortality rate in Western Marmara is 7.9, the under-5 mortality rate in Southeastern Asia is two times higher than Western Marmara, with the rate of 16.3 in 2021.[3]
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In 2022, the population of Turkey calculated at more than 85 million by showing the trend in the population of old people increasing.[4] The causes of the changes between population pyramids in 2007 and 2022 are that the fertility rate decreased from 2.16 to 1.62[4][5] and the life expectancy reached 78.3 years between 2018 and 2020 in Turkey.[6]
The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[7] finds that Turkey is fulfilling 81.6% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[8] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Turkey achieves 95.5% of what is expected based on its current income.[8] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 92.0% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.[8] Turkey falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 57.3% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[8]