Armenia vs Turkey: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Armenia
0.85 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkey
0.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Armenia rank
122nd
Turkey rank
125th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Armenia
- Turkey
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 0.85 per 1,000 live births against 0.8 per 1,000 live births in Turkey, a difference of 0.05 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Turkey ahead.
Armenia ranks 122nd and Turkey ranks 125th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.72 per 1,000 live births | 11.39 per 1,000 live births | 3.67 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 1980s | 5.98 per 1,000 live births | 8.31 per 1,000 live births | 2.33 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.71 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 0.91 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.21 per 1,000 live births | 2.23 per 1,000 live births | 0.02 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.33 per 1,000 live births | 1.15 per 1,000 live births | 0.175 per 1,000 live births | Armenia |
| 2020s | 0.932 per 1,000 live births | 0.884 per 1,000 live births | 0.048 per 1,000 live births | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Armenia or Turkey?
- Armenia, at 0.85 per 1,000 live births against 0.8 per 1,000 live births in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Armenia and Turkey?
- 0.05 per 1,000 live births, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Turkey?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Turkey rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Armenia ranks 122nd and Turkey ranks 125th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.