Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, neonatal

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
7.06 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
22.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Turkmenistan rank
33rd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 22.3 per 1,000 live births against 7.06 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 15.24 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 3.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Turkmenistan ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 23.35 per 1,000 live births 28.26 per 1,000 live births 4.91 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2000s 16.07 per 1,000 live births 26.56 per 1,000 live births 10.49 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2010s 9.3 per 1,000 live births 23.59 per 1,000 live births 14.29 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2020s 7.44 per 1,000 live births 23.18 per 1,000 live births 15.74 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 22.3 per 1,000 live births against 7.06 per 1,000 live births in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
15.24 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Turkmenistan ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.