Turks and Caicos Islands vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Child mortality
Turks and Caicos Islands
0.4653 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.468 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
166th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
165th
Child mortality over time
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.468 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 0.0027 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 166th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 203 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turks and Caicos Islands | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 12.03 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1960s | 10.25 deaths per 100 live births | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | 7.86 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1970s | 5.27 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7586 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8753 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 0.9339 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6038 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3301 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 0.6319 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4609 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1709 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 0.4969 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4529 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0441 deaths per 100 live births | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Turks and Caicos Islands or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.468 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Turks and Caicos Islands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0027 deaths per 100 live births, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turks and Caicos Islands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Turks and Caicos Islands and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for child mortality?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 166th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 165th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.