Congo vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality rate
Congo
4.0%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
4.0%
in 2023
Congo rank
40th
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Child mortality rate over time
- Congo
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Congo currently reports 4.0% against 4.0% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 40th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.1% | 19.8% | 4.2% | Congo |
| 1960s | 16.6% | 15.9% | 0.7% | Congo |
| 1970s | 12.2% | 12.6% | 0.4% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.7% | 2.6% | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 5.5% | 3.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.3% | 1.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Congo or Turkmenistan?
- Congo, at 4.0% against 4.0% in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Congo and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Congo ranks 40th 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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About this data
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.