Ethiopia vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality by sex
Ethiopia
5.02 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
4.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
35th
Turkmenistan rank
38th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Ethiopia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.02 deaths per 100 live births against 4.4 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.62 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.09 deaths per 100 live births | 13.86 deaths per 100 live births | 12.24 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 27.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10.79 deaths per 100 live births | 16.63 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 18.78 deaths per 100 live births | 8.64 deaths per 100 live births | 10.14 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 12.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.05 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 7.49 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 6.33 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Ethiopia or Turkmenistan?
- Ethiopia, at 5.02 deaths per 100 live births against 4.4 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Ethiopia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.62 deaths per 100 live births, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Ethiopia ranks 35th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th 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 Child mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .