Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Kenya
38.85 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Turkmenistan
39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Kenya rank
45th
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.85 per 1,000 live births in Kenya, a difference of 0.15 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.24 per 1,000 live births | 55.22 per 1,000 live births | 19.02 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2010s | 47.66 per 1,000 live births | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 4.25 per 1,000 live births | Kenya |
| 2020s | 40.48 per 1,000 live births | 41.05 per 1,000 live births | 0.5676 per 1,000 live births | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Kenya or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 39 per 1,000 live births against 38.85 per 1,000 live births in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 0.15 per 1,000 live births, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 45th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.