Tanzania vs Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate by sex
Tanzania
2.57 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tanzania rank
49th
Turkmenistan rank
48th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Tanzania
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.59 deaths per 100 live births against 2.57 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Tanzania ranks 49th and Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.86 deaths per 100 live births | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2506 deaths per 100 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 10.17 deaths per 100 live births | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 9.5 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 3.91 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 6.1 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8394 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0457 deaths per 100 live births | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Tanzania or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.59 deaths per 100 live births against 2.57 deaths per 100 live births in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Tanzania and Turkmenistan?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Turkmenistan rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Tanzania ranks 49th 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 .