Dominican Republic vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Dominican Republic
2.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
50th
Turkmenistan rank
48th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Dominican Republic
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.58 deaths per 100 live births | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 5.29 deaths per 100 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.22 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 3.71 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 1.88 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 0.963 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 2.81 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0733 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0756 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Dominican Republic or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.59 deaths per 100 live births against 2.52 deaths per 100 live births in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Dominican Republic and Turkmenistan?
- 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Dominican Republic ranks 50th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .