What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Gambia and Turkmenistan?

0.09 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Gambia ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Turkmenistan: Neonatal mortality rate

Gambia

2.37 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Turkmenistan

2.28 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Gambia rank

30th

Turkmenistan rank

33rd

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Gambia
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.37 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.28 Deaths per 1000 live births in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.09 Deaths per 1000 live births.

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

Gambia ranks 30th and Turkmenistan ranks 33rd of 199 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.08 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.61 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.47 Deaths per 1000 live births	Gambia
1990s	4.57 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.91 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.67 Deaths per 1000 live births	Gambia
2000s	3.71 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.65 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.06 Deaths per 1000 live births	Gambia
2010s	2.95 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.37 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.586 Deaths per 1000 live births	Gambia
2020s	2.46 Deaths per 1000 live births	2.34 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.1174 Deaths per 1000 live births	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Gambia or Turkmenistan?: Gambia, at 2.37 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.28 Deaths per 1000 live births in Turkmenistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Gambia and Turkmenistan?: 0.09 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Turkmenistan?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Turkmenistan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Gambia ranks 30th and Turkmenistan ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.