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

Russian Federation, at 5,300 against 4,796 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.

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

504, with Russian Federation ahead.

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

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs Turkmenistan: Number of infant deaths

Russian Federation

5,300

in 2024

Turkmenistan

4,796

in 2024

Russian Federation rank

64th

Turkmenistan rank

67th

Number of infant deaths over time

Russian Federation
Turkmenistan

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 5,300 against 4,796 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 504.

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

Across all 47 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 197 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Turkmenistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	48,546	10,812	37,734	Russian Federation
1980s	48,065	9,999	38,066	Russian Federation
1990s	26,599	7,868	18,731	Russian Federation
2000s	17,075	5,194	11,881	Russian Federation
2010s	12,299	5,488	6,811	Russian Federation
2020s	5,997	5,216	780.6	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Russian Federation or Turkmenistan?: Russian Federation, at 5,300 against 4,796 in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?: 504, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Turkmenistan?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Russian Federation and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of infant deaths?: Russian Federation ranks 64th and Turkmenistan ranks 67th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths
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, 13,444 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.