Nepal vs Turkey: Number of child deaths by age
Nepal
1,670 deaths
in 2024
Turkey
1,804 deaths
in 2024
Nepal rank
53rd
Turkey rank
52nd
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Nepal
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1,804 deaths against 1,670 deaths in Nepal, a difference of 134 deaths.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Turkey ahead.
Nepal ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47,854 deaths | 93,602 deaths | 45,748 deaths | Turkey |
| 1960s | 45,896 deaths | 78,342 deaths | 32,447 deaths | Turkey |
| 1970s | 40,941 deaths | 51,504 deaths | 10,563 deaths | Turkey |
| 1980s | 32,508 deaths | 28,171 deaths | 4,337 deaths | Nepal |
| 1990s | 20,026 deaths | 14,097 deaths | 5,929 deaths | Nepal |
| 2000s | 8,837 deaths | 6,539 deaths | 2,298 deaths | Nepal |
| 2010s | 3,560 deaths | 3,203 deaths | 357.5 deaths | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1,908 deaths | 2,749 deaths | 840.4 deaths | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Nepal or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1,804 deaths against 1,670 deaths in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Nepal and Turkey?
- 134 deaths, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Turkey?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Turkey rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Nepal ranks 53rd and Turkey ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .