The gendered burden of natural disasters: Evidence from two catastrophic earthquakes in Türkiye
Social Science and Medicine, cilt.404, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 404
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119540
- Dergi Adı: Social Science and Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, Geobase, MEDLINE, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Violence & Abuse Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography, Political Science Abstract (IPSA), Social Sciences Abstracts, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest), Sociology Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Death, Disability, Earthquake, Gender, Natural disaster, Türkiye
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Natural disasters are not gender-neutral, yet age- and sex-disaggregated data using standardised metrics remain scarce. This ecological study compared the health burden of Türkiye's 1999 and 2023 earthquakes using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data. We analyzed deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), years of life lost (YLLs), and years lived with disability (YLDs) across 19 age groups. Results showed 17,981 deaths in 1999 and 53,054 in 2023. Females consistently bore a higher burden; female-to-male (F/M) death rate ratios were 1.63 (1999) and 1.42 (2023). Disparities peaked among women aged 15–34, with death rates 3–4 times higher than men. Notably, the F/M YLD rate ratio surged from 1.69 to 4.50, reflecting a widening disability gap. While mortality disparities remained relatively stable over 24 years, disability inequalities worsened significantly. Gender-responsive disaster policies must prioritize young women and move beyond mortality-centric monitoring to address these expanding long-term health inequities.