Turkey vs United States: Fertility rate vs. child mortality

Turkey
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
United States
1.62 live births per woman
in 2023
Turkey rank
148th
United States rank
149th

Fertility rate vs. child mortality over time

  • Turkey
  • United States
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.62 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States, a difference of 0 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.

Turkey ranks 148th and United States ranks 149th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey United States Difference Ahead
1950s 6.46 live births per woman 3.47 live births per woman 2.98 live births per woman Turkey
1960s 6.21 live births per woman 3.1 live births per woman 3.11 live births per woman Turkey
1970s 5.17 live births per woman 1.98 live births per woman 3.2 live births per woman Turkey
1980s 3.87 live births per woman 1.88 live births per woman 2 live births per woman Turkey
1990s 2.85 live births per woman 2 live births per woman 0.8515 live births per woman Turkey
2000s 2.24 live births per woman 2.04 live births per woman 0.2068 live births per woman Turkey
2010s 2.08 live births per woman 1.81 live births per woman 0.264 live births per woman Turkey
2020s 1.68 live births per woman 1.63 live births per woman 0.0468 live births per woman Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate vs. child mortality, Turkey or United States?
Turkey, at 1.62 live births per woman against 1.62 live births per woman in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate vs. child mortality between Turkey and United States?
0 live births per woman, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United States?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Turkey and United States rank globally for fertility rate vs. child mortality?
Turkey ranks 148th and United States ranks 149th 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
Last refreshed

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.