Rwanda vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Rwanda
2.62 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Rwanda rank
47th
Turkmenistan rank
48th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Rwanda
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 2.62 deaths per 100 live births against 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 47th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.07 deaths per 100 live births | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 8.84 deaths per 100 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 11.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 6.62 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 3.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3002 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0043 deaths per 100 live births | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Rwanda or Turkmenistan?
- Rwanda, at 2.62 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 Rwanda and Turkmenistan?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Rwanda ranks 47th 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 .