Syria vs Turkmenistan: Fertility rate vs. child mortality

Syria
2.71 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.69 live births per woman
in 2023
Syria rank
70th
Turkmenistan rank
73rd

Fertility rate vs. child mortality over time

  • Syria
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.02 live births per woman.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Syria ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Syria Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 7.59 live births per woman 5.86 live births per woman 1.73 live births per woman Syria
1960s 7.53 live births per woman 6.67 live births per woman 0.8602 live births per woman Syria
1970s 7.48 live births per woman 5.99 live births per woman 1.49 live births per woman Syria
1980s 6.5 live births per woman 4.93 live births per woman 1.57 live births per woman Syria
1990s 4.79 live births per woman 3.58 live births per woman 1.21 live births per woman Syria
2000s 3.7 live births per woman 2.75 live births per woman 0.9479 live births per woman Syria
2010s 3.1 live births per woman 2.94 live births per woman 0.1605 live births per woman Syria
2020s 2.77 live births per woman 2.74 live births per woman 0.032 live births per woman Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. child mortality, Syria or Turkmenistan?
Syria, at 2.71 live births per woman against 2.69 live births per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. child mortality between Syria and Turkmenistan?
0.02 live births per woman, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkmenistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Syria and Turkmenistan rank globally for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
Syria ranks 70th and Turkmenistan ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate vs. child mortality
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.