Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality by sex
Kenya
4.27 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
4.4 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
40th
Turkmenistan rank
38th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 4.4 deaths per 100 live births against 4.27 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.39 deaths per 100 live births | 13.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 10.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2338 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 11.19 deaths per 100 live births | 8.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.98 deaths per 100 live births | 6.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.9 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3177 deaths per 100 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.45 deaths per 100 live births | 4.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1705 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Kenya or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 4.4 deaths per 100 live births against 4.27 deaths per 100 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Kenya ranks 40th 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 .