How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Turkmenistan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality rate

Tanzania, United Republic of

3.9%

in 2023

Turkmenistan

4.0%

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

46th

Turkmenistan rank

43rd

Child mortality rate over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	25.1%	19.8%	5.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1960s	23.0%	15.9%	7.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	19.8%	12.6%	7.2%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	17.6%	9.6%	8.0%	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	15.4%	7.7%	7.7%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	9.8%	5.5%	4.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2010s	5.6%	4.3%	1.4%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	4.1%	4.1%	0.1%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Tanzania, United Republic of or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Tanzania, United Republic of and Turkmenistan?: 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Turkmenistan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality rate?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 46th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: % of children
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.