OECD members vs Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, under-5

OECD members
6.71 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
OECD members rank
41st
Turkmenistan rank
41st

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • OECD members
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members, a difference of 32.29 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 5.8 times OECD members's.

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

OECD members ranks 41st 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 OECD members Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 17.96 per 1,000 live births 76.63 per 1,000 live births 58.67 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2000s 11.18 per 1,000 live births 55.22 per 1,000 live births 44.04 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2010s 7.97 per 1,000 live births 43.38 per 1,000 live births 35.41 per 1,000 live births Turkmenistan
2020s 6.96 per 1,000 live births 41.06 per 1,000 live births 34.1 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, OECD members or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 6.71 per 1,000 live births in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between OECD members and Turkmenistan?
32.29 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Turkmenistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Turkmenistan rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
OECD members ranks 41st 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.