High income vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, under-5

High income
5.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
High income rank
43rd
Turkmenistan rank
41st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • High income
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in High income, a difference of 33.9 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 7.6 times High income's.

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

High income ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 11.47 per 1,000 live births 76.63 per 1,000 live births 65.16 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2000s 7.96 per 1,000 live births 55.22 per 1,000 live births 47.26 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2010s 5.92 per 1,000 live births 43.38 per 1,000 live births 37.46 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2020s 5.12 per 1,000 live births 41.06 per 1,000 live births 35.94 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, High income or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between High income and Turkmenistan?
33.9 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Turkmenistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do High income and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
High income ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 41st 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, 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

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.