What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kenya and Turkmenistan?

0.2 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.

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.

Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, under-5

Kenya

38.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Turkmenistan

39 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Kenya rank

43rd

Turkmenistan rank

41st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Kenya
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.8 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.2 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 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	117.83 per 1,000 live births	125.7 per 1,000 live births	7.87 per 1,000 live births	Turkmenistan
1980s	99.69 per 1,000 live births	96.71 per 1,000 live births	2.98 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
1990s	105.73 per 1,000 live births	76.63 per 1,000 live births	29.1 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2000s	74.23 per 1,000 live births	55.22 per 1,000 live births	19.01 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2010s	47.66 per 1,000 live births	43.38 per 1,000 live births	4.28 per 1,000 live births	Kenya
2020s	40.46 per 1,000 live births	41.06 per 1,000 live births	0.6 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, Kenya or Turkmenistan?: Turkmenistan, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.8 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Kenya and Turkmenistan?: 0.2 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?: Kenya ranks 43rd and Turkmenistan ranks 41st 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: 03 September 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.