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

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia 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.

Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, under-5

Namibia

39.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Turkmenistan

39 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Namibia rank

38th

Turkmenistan rank

41st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Namibia
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Namibia ranks 38th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	102.7 per 1,000 live births	125.7 per 1,000 live births	23 per 1,000 live births	Turkmenistan
1980s	89.71 per 1,000 live births	96.71 per 1,000 live births	7 per 1,000 live births	Turkmenistan
1990s	73.75 per 1,000 live births	76.63 per 1,000 live births	2.88 per 1,000 live births	Turkmenistan
2000s	69.21 per 1,000 live births	55.22 per 1,000 live births	13.99 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2010s	50.18 per 1,000 live births	43.38 per 1,000 live births	6.8 per 1,000 live births	Namibia
2020s	42.04 per 1,000 live births	41.06 per 1,000 live births	0.98 per 1,000 live births	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Namibia or Turkmenistan?: Namibia, at 39.5 per 1,000 live births against 39 per 1,000 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Namibia and Turkmenistan?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Namibia ranks 38th and Turkmenistan ranks 41st of 196 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: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.