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

0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?

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.

Turkmenistan vs Yemen: Mortality rate, under-5

Turkmenistan

39 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Yemen

38.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Turkmenistan rank

41st

Yemen rank

44th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Turkmenistan
Yemen

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Yemen, a difference of 0.9 per 1,000 live births.

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

Turkmenistan ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkmenistan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	125.7 per 1,000 live births	235.53 per 1,000 live births	109.83 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
1980s	96.71 per 1,000 live births	163.1 per 1,000 live births	66.39 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
1990s	76.63 per 1,000 live births	111.59 per 1,000 live births	34.96 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2000s	55.22 per 1,000 live births	73.69 per 1,000 live births	18.47 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2010s	43.38 per 1,000 live births	49.61 per 1,000 live births	6.23 per 1,000 live births	Yemen
2020s	41.06 per 1,000 live births	40.94 per 1,000 live births	0.12 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, Turkmenistan or Yemen?: Turkmenistan, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.1 per 1,000 live births in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Turkmenistan and Yemen?: 0.9 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Turkmenistan and Yemen rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Turkmenistan ranks 41st and Yemen ranks 44th 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.