Turkmenistan vs Upper middle income: Mortality rate, under-5, male

Turkmenistan
44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Upper middle income
14.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
37th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Turkmenistan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 44 per 1,000 live births against 14.2 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income, a difference of 29.8 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 3.1 times Upper middle income's.

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

Turkmenistan ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkmenistan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 86.43 per 1,000 live births 51.45 per 1,000 live births 34.98 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2000s 62.51 per 1,000 live births 31.54 per 1,000 live births 30.97 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2010s 49.04 per 1,000 live births 18.12 per 1,000 live births 30.92 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2020s 46.24 per 1,000 live births 14.82 per 1,000 live births 31.42 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, Turkmenistan or Upper middle income?
Turkmenistan, at 44 per 1,000 live births against 14.2 per 1,000 live births in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Turkmenistan and Upper middle income?
29.8 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Upper middle income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Turkmenistan and Upper middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Turkmenistan ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 37th 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

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.