MORTALITY PATTERN ANALYSES FOR DIFFERENT WEALTH GROUPS BY USING SYNTHETIC ORPHANHOOD METHOD: A CASE STUDY FOR TURKEY

In Turkey, mortality records are still inadequate for constructing representative life tables. In this study, life tables are constructed to compare life expectancy differences among different wealth groups for Turkey for males and females by using synthetic orphanhood method. This study is the first to compare life tables among different wealth groups in Turkey. The data sources that are used in the study are Turkish Demographic and Health Surveys 2003 and 2008.
The population is divided into five wealth groups. The results suggest that there are evident differences among wealth groups regarding life expectancy at birth. For females there are upto four years of difference in life expectancy at birth between females at lowest and highest wealth groups. For males the difference is about five years.