What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Tonga and Türkiye?

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

How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Türkiye?

62 years are reported by both, from 1963 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.

Tonga vs Türkiye: Mortality rate, under-5

Tonga

9.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Türkiye

9.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Tonga rank

126th

Türkiye rank

124th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Tonga
Türkiye

How they compare

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

Across all 62 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Tonga ranks 126th and Türkiye ranks 124th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tonga	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	65.1 per 1,000 live births	209.59 per 1,000 live births	144.49 per 1,000 live births	Türkiye
1970s	38.79 per 1,000 live births	160.5 per 1,000 live births	121.71 per 1,000 live births	Türkiye
1980s	26.11 per 1,000 live births	102.01 per 1,000 live births	75.9 per 1,000 live births	Türkiye
1990s	19.34 per 1,000 live births	55.95 per 1,000 live births	36.61 per 1,000 live births	Türkiye
2000s	15.05 per 1,000 live births	27.05 per 1,000 live births	12 per 1,000 live births	Türkiye
2010s	11.98 per 1,000 live births	13.97 per 1,000 live births	1.99 per 1,000 live births	Türkiye
2020s	10.08 per 1,000 live births	11.02 per 1,000 live births	0.94 per 1,000 live births	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Tonga or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 9.6 per 1,000 live births against 9.5 per 1,000 live births in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Tonga and Türkiye?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Türkiye?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Tonga and Türkiye rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Tonga ranks 126th and Türkiye ranks 124th 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.