Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Child mortality rate
Namibia
3.95 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
3.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Namibia rank
38th
Turkmenistan rank
41st
Child mortality rate over time
- Namibia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.95 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Namibia ranks 38th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.27 deaths per 100 live births | 12.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.3 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 8.97 deaths per 100 live births | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 7.38 deaths per 100 live births | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 0.288 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 6.92 deaths per 100 live births | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2010s | 5.02 deaths per 100 live births | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.68 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
| 2020s | 4.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.098 deaths per 100 live births | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
- Namibia, at 3.95 deaths per 100 live births against 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 38th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.