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Main health problems of children up to the age of six in Turkey in 2016

Share of main diseases/health problems for children up to six years old suffered in the last six months in Turkey as of 2016

The data shows the percentage of main diseases and health problems that have affected children up to the age of six years old in the last six months in Turkey as of 2016. Affecting around 43% of children under six years old, the main health problem is upper respiratory tract infections which include illnesses such as tonsillitis and pharyngitis among others.

Upper respiratory tract infection (Tonsillitis, middle ear infections, pharyngitis, etc) 42.6
Diarrhea 32.3
Lower respiratory tractinfection (Pneunomia, etc) 11.1
Communicable diseases (Chickenpox, mumps, etc) 9.2
Oral and dental health problems 7.3
Anemia (iron deficiency, etc) 5.4
Urinary tract infection 4.1
Skin diseases 2.9
Bone deformities caused by lack of vitamin D (rickets) 1.8

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