Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, under-5, male
Kenya
42.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
40th
Turkmenistan rank
38th
Mortality rate, under-5, male over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 44 per 1,000 live births against 42.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 1.3 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 40th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 123.93 per 1,000 live births | 138.57 per 1,000 live births | 14.63 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 105.53 per 1,000 live births | 107.84 per 1,000 live births | 2.31 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 111.95 per 1,000 live births | 86.43 per 1,000 live births | 25.52 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2000s | 79.82 per 1,000 live births | 62.51 per 1,000 live births | 17.31 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 52.22 per 1,000 live births | 49.04 per 1,000 live births | 3.18 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 44.54 per 1,000 live births | 46.24 per 1,000 live births | 1.7 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Kenya or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 44 per 1,000 live births against 42.7 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 1.3 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Kenya ranks 40th and Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.