What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Argentina and Turkey?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Turkey?

56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.

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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Turkey: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Argentina

9.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Turkey

9.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Argentina rank

126th

Turkey rank

124th

Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time

Argentina
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 9.6 per 1,000 live births against 9.5 per 1,000 live births in Argentina, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 126th and Turkey ranks 124th of 197 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	72.6 per 1,000 live births	191 per 1,000 live births	118.4 per 1,000 live births	Turkey
1970s	62.33 per 1,000 live births	160.5 per 1,000 live births	98.17 per 1,000 live births	Turkey
1980s	33.22 per 1,000 live births	102.01 per 1,000 live births	68.79 per 1,000 live births	Turkey
1990s	24.67 per 1,000 live births	55.95 per 1,000 live births	31.28 per 1,000 live births	Turkey
2000s	17.07 per 1,000 live births	27.05 per 1,000 live births	9.98 per 1,000 live births	Turkey
2010s	12.18 per 1,000 live births	13.97 per 1,000 live births	1.79 per 1,000 live births	Turkey
2020s	9.9 per 1,000 live births	11.02 per 1,000 live births	1.12 per 1,000 live births	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Argentina or Turkey?: Turkey, at 9.6 per 1,000 live births against 9.5 per 1,000 live births in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Argentina and Turkey?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Turkey?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Turkey rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Argentina ranks 126th and Turkey ranks 124th 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 (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, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.