Country Nutrition Profiles
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Türkiye
The burden of malnutrition at a glance
Türkiye is 'on course' to meet one of the global nutrition targets for which there was sufficient data to assess progress.
Türkiye is 'on course' to meet one target for maternal, infant and young child nutrition (MIYCN). There is insufficient data to assess the progress that Türkiye has made towards achieving the target of reducing anaemia among women of reproductive age; however, the latest prevalence data shows that 30.9% of women aged 15 to 49 years are now affected. Meanwhile, some progress has been made towards achieving the low birth weight target with 11.4% of infants having a low weight at birth. No progress has been made towards achieving the exclusive breastfeeding target, with 40.7% of infants aged 0 to 5 months exclusively breastfed. There is insufficient data to assess the progress that Türkiye has made towards achieving the target for stunting; however, the latest prevalence data shows that 6.0% of children under 5 years of age are affected. This is lower than the average for the Asia region (21.8%). Türkiye is 'on course' for the target for wasting, with 1.7% of children under 5 years of age affected, which is lower than the average for the Asia region (8.9%). The prevalence of overweight children under 5 years of age is 8.1%, but there is insufficient data available to assess whether Türkiye is on course to prevent the figure from increasing.
Türkiye has shown limited progress towards achieving the diet-related non-communicable disease (NCD) targets. 42.9% of adult (aged 18 years and over) women and 27.9% of adult men are living with obesity. Türkiye's obesity prevalence is higher than the regional average of 10.3% for women and 7.5% for men. At the same time, diabetes is estimated to affect 16.6% of adult women and 15.9% of adult men.
Progress towards the global nutrition targets
Childhood stunting
No data
Anaemia
No data
Low birth weight
Some progress
Childhood overweight
No data
Exclusive breastfeeding
No progress or worsening
Childhood wasting
On course
Sodium intake, women and men
Off course
Raised blood pressure, women
On course
Raised blood pressure, men
Off course
Obesity, women
Off course
Obesity, men
Off course
Diabetes, women
Off course
Diabetes, men
Off courseDiet
Infant and young child feeding
Prevalence of infant and young child feeding indicators
Dietary intakes
Dietary intakes of key foods and nutrients in adults aged 20 years and over compared against minimum and maximum targets
Burden of malnutrition
Infant and young child nutrition status
Prevalence of stunting, wasting and overweight in children under 5 years of age
Prevalence of coexisting stunting, wasting and overweight in children under 5 years of age
Prevalence of infants with low birth weight
Child and adolescent nutrition status
Prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity in children and adolescents aged 5–19 years
Adult nutrition status and disease
Prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in adults aged 18 years and over
Prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age
Prevalence of raised blood pressure and diabetes in adults aged 18 years and over
Mortality attributable to dietary composition and weight
Nutrition strategies and financing
National nutrition policies
Implemented national food and NCD policies
- Food-based dietary guidelines
- Yes
- Legislation for mandatory salt iodisation
- Yes
- Sugar-sweetened beverage tax
- No
- Policy to reduce salt/sodium consumption
- Yes
- Policy to limit saturated fatty acid intake
- Yes
- Policy to eliminate industrially produced trans fatty acids
- Yes
- Policy to reduce the impact of marketing of foods and beverages high in saturated fats, trans fatty acids, free sugars, or salt on children
- Yes
- Operational policy, strategy, or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet related to non-communicable diseases
- Yes
- Operational, multisectoral policy, strategy or action plan for non-communicable diseases
- Yes
- Operational policy, strategy or action plan for diabetes
- Yes
National policy targets
Inclusion of targets related to the global nutrition targets in national policies
- Reduce anaemia among women
- No
- Reduce number of infants born with low birth weight
- Yes
- Increase prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding in infants 0–5 months
- Yes
- Reduce childhood stunting
- Yes
- Reduce childhood wasting
- No
- Reduce childhood overweight
- Yes
- Reduce adolescent and adult overweight
- Yes
- Reduce salt/sodium intake
- Yes
- Reduce raised blood pressure prevalence
- Yes
- Reduce blood sugar levels/diabetes prevalence
- Yes
- Multisectoral comprehensive nutrition plan
- Yes
Nutrition intervention coverage
Population coverage of key supplementation and fortification interventions
| Coverage/practice indicator | Total (%) | Boy (%) | Girl (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children aged 0–59 months with diarrhoea in the past two weeks preceding the survey who received zinc treatment | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Children aged 6–59 months who received two high-dose vitamin A supplements in a calendar year | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Children aged 6–59 months given iron supplements in the seven days preceding the survey | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| Women with a live birth in the five years preceding the survey who received iron tablets or syrup during antenatal care | 86 | NA | NA | 2013 |
| Households consuming any iodised salt | 85 | NA | NA | 2008 |
Official development assistance (ODA)
Allocation of ODA for nutrition
Environmental impacts
Environmental impacts of the food system
Pressure from the food system on environmental factors as a percentage of total pressure
Food system impact on planetary boundaries
Social determinants of nutrition
Population composition
Prevalence of undernourishment
Under-5 mortality rate per 1,000 live births
Population density of health workers per 1,000 people
Source of drinking water
Type of sanitation facility
Annual gross domestic product (GDP) per capita
Population living below the poverty line
Country income inequality index
Gender-related determinants
Prevalence of female secondary school enrolment