Turkmenistan vs Yemen: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Turkmenistan
3.9 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Yemen
3.81 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan rank
41st
Yemen rank
44th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Turkmenistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 3.9 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Yemen ahead.
Turkmenistan ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkmenistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 16.31 deaths per 100 live births | 6.64 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 1990s | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | 11.16 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.52 deaths per 100 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.34 deaths per 100 live births | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6203 deaths per 100 live births | Yemen |
| 2020s | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 4.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0099 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Turkmenistan or Yemen?
- Turkmenistan, at 3.9 deaths per 100 live births against 3.81 deaths per 100 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Turkmenistan and Yemen?
- 0.09 deaths per 100 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Turkmenistan and Yemen rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Turkmenistan ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .