Weight and size
| Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|
| Body height | 173 cm | 162 cm |
| BMI | 26.5 | 26.6 |
| Weight | 79.5 kg | 69.9 kg |
Diseases
| Turkmenistan | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Diabetes * | 6.10% | 8.81% |
| Tuberculosis | 0.47‰ | 1.34‰ |
| Malaria | 0.0% | 5.7% |
* The number of people suffering from diabetes refers only to inhabitants aged between 20 and 79 years.
Child vaccinations
| Turkmenistan | Ø worldwide | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 97.0% | 81.7% |
| Hepatitis B | 0.10% | 0.08% |
| DTP * | 9.70% | 8.14% |
* DTP is a combined basic vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus, which should be given to children up to the age of 23 months.
In Turkmenistan, 5.5 percent of all over 15-year-olds are still smokers.
The number of underweight newborns is 5 percent.
Medical supplies
The medical care provided by doctors and hospitals in Turkmenistan is above average, but is not as good as the average within the EU. The country provides 4.0 hospital beds per 1,000 inhabitants. The global mean here is 2.9 beds. Within the EU, 4.6 beds are available for every 1,000 residents. With about 14,100 physicians in Turkmenistan, there are about 2.22 doctors per 1000 inhabitants. Here again the comparison: worldwide this standard is 1.50 physicians per 1,000 inhabitants and in the EU is 3.57.
Through medical care, the mortality rate of major known diseases can be reduced as far as possible. For example, only about 28 percent of all people who suffer from cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or chylomicron retention disease (CRD) currently die.
Drinking water supply
Explanation of the graph:Red line: access to water supply via wells or delivered drinking water
Green bars: Permanent access to running and tested drinking water connection
About 95 percent of the population has access to an immediately available, running drinking water supply. At least via springs and wells within a maximum distance of 30 minutes or supplied water, 100 peprcent of the population is supplied with largely clean drinking water. The population is thus better served than average. In a global comparison, only about 74 percent of the population has direct access to tested and always available drinking water. Within the European Union, this share is 98 percent. Only in a few countries does the proportion fall below 10 percent.
Average age by country
Average life expectancy by country
Quality of life in country comparison