Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Turkmenistan: Number of infants who die before age 1

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4,979 deaths
in 2023
Turkmenistan
5,107 deaths
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
69th
Turkmenistan rank
68th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Turkmenistan
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k195019862023

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 5,107 deaths against 4,979 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 128 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 7 and Turkmenistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 46,456 deaths 7,874 deaths 38,582 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 32,006 deaths 9,022 deaths 22,984 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 18,923 deaths 8,213 deaths 10,710 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s 12,040 deaths 8,514 deaths 3,525 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 21,351 deaths 7,131 deaths 14,220 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 13,391 deaths 5,058 deaths 8,332 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 6,156 deaths 5,548 deaths 607.8 deaths Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 4,944 deaths 5,380 deaths 436 deaths Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 5,107 deaths against 4,979 deaths in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Turkmenistan?
128 deaths, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Turkmenistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Turkmenistan: Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid, drawing on UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-infant-deaths-unwpp/korea-dem-people-s-rep/turkmenistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-infant-deaths-unwpp/korea-dem-people-s-rep/turkmenistan/">Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of vs Turkmenistan: Number of infants who die before age 1</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.