Average life expectancy in Turkey went up to 73.7 years from 70.9 years in the period between 2003 and 2009, Anadolu News Agency reported.
According to social indicators compiled by Turkey's statistics authority, the TurkStat, life expectancy for women rose to 76.1 years from 73.4 years while it was up to stand at 71.5 years from 68.6 for men.
Infant mortality in the country decreased to 20.5 per thousand in 2009 from 25.6 per thousand in 2003, TurkStat said.