Burundi vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate by sex

Burundi
2.69 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burundi rank
45th
Turkmenistan rank
48th

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Burundi
  • Turkmenistan
2.557.51012.5196519942024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 2.69 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 100 live births.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 199 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1970s 10.85 deaths per 100 live births 10.11 deaths per 100 live births 0.7427 deaths per 100 live births Burundi
1980s 8.87 deaths per 100 live births 7.51 deaths per 100 live births 1.36 deaths per 100 live births Burundi
1990s 8.64 deaths per 100 live births 5.59 deaths per 100 live births 3.04 deaths per 100 live births Burundi
2000s 6.71 deaths per 100 live births 3.83 deaths per 100 live births 2.88 deaths per 100 live births Burundi
2010s 3.89 deaths per 100 live births 2.89 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births Burundi
2020s 2.86 deaths per 100 live births 2.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.1453 deaths per 100 live births Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Burundi or Turkmenistan?
Burundi, at 2.69 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Burundi and Turkmenistan?
0.1 deaths per 100 live births, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Turkmenistan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Burundi ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .