Which has higher child mortality, Kenya or Turkmenistan?

Turkmenistan, at 3.9 against 3.88 in Kenya as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya

3.88

in 2024

Turkmenistan

3.9

in 2024

Kenya rank

43rd

Turkmenistan rank

41st

Turkmenistan currently reports 3.9 against 3.88 in Kenya, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Kenya ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Decade	Kenya	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.78	12.57	0.7867	Turkmenistan
1980s	9.97	9.67	0.298	Kenya
1990s	10.57	7.66	2.91	Kenya
2000s	7.42	5.52	1.9	Kenya
2010s	4.77	4.34	0.428	Kenya
2020s	4.05	4.11	0.06	Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher child mortality, Kenya or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 3.9 against 3.88 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Kenya and Turkmenistan?: 0.02, 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?: Kenya ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.