What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?

551, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs Turkmenistan: Number of child deaths by region

Russian Federation

6,759

in 2024

Turkmenistan

6,208

in 2024

Russian Federation rank

63rd

Turkmenistan rank

66th

Number of child deaths by region over time

Russian Federation
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 6,759 against 6,208 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 551.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 63rd and Turkmenistan ranks 66th of 195 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	59,577	11,021	48,556	Russian Federation
1990s	34,125	9,238	24,887	Russian Federation
2000s	21,118	6,286	14,832	Russian Federation
2010s	15,294	6,878	8,415	Russian Federation
2020s	7,680	6,742	938.2	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Russian Federation or Turkmenistan?: Russian Federation, at 6,759 against 6,208 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?: 551, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of child deaths by region?: Russian Federation ranks 63rd and Turkmenistan ranks 66th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths by region
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 11,389 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.