Which has higher number of child deaths, Russian Federation or Turkmenistan?

Russian Federation, at 6,759 deaths against 6,208 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of child deaths between Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?

551 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.

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

43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs Turkmenistan: Number of child deaths

Russian Federation

6,759 deaths

in 2024

Turkmenistan

6,208 deaths

in 2024

Russian Federation rank

63rd

Turkmenistan rank

66th

Number of child deaths over time

Russian Federation
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 6,759 deaths against 6,208 deaths in Turkmenistan, a difference of 551 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 63rd and Turkmenistan ranks 66th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	59,577 deaths	11,021 deaths	48,556 deaths	Russian Federation
1990s	34,125 deaths	9,238 deaths	24,887 deaths	Russian Federation
2000s	21,118 deaths	6,286 deaths	14,832 deaths	Russian Federation
2010s	15,294 deaths	6,878 deaths	8,415 deaths	Russian Federation
2020s	7,680 deaths	6,742 deaths	938.2 deaths	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths, Russian Federation or Turkmenistan?: Russian Federation, at 6,759 deaths against 6,208 deaths in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths between Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?: 551 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of child deaths?: Russian Federation ranks 63rd and Turkmenistan ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of child deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .