Iraq vs Turkmenistan: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Iraq
0.0861 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.1002 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Iraq rank
53rd
Turkmenistan rank
52nd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Iraq
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman in Iraq, a difference of 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Iraq ranks 53rd and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5252 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6969 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1717 under-five deaths per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.4195 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4739 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0543 under-five deaths per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.2956 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0195 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1836 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1503 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0333 under-five deaths per woman | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.1239 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1248 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0009 under-five deaths per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.0885 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0197 under-five deaths per woman | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Iraq or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0861 under-five deaths per woman in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Iraq and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Turkmenistan rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Iraq ranks 53rd and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).