What is child mortality in Turkey?

Child mortality in Turkey was 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 38 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Turkey rank for child mortality?

Turkey ranks 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Turkey data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Turkey

Name: Child mortality in Turkey
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkey: Child mortality was 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.9607 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 30.4%

World rank

127th

of 203 countries

All-time high

38 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.9607 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Turkey, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Turkey peaked at 38 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Turkey 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	37.99 deaths per 100 live births	37.94 deaths per 100 live births	38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	37.7 deaths per 100 live births	37.41 deaths per 100 live births	37.92 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	36.93 deaths per 100 live births	36.53 deaths per 100 live births	37.33 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	36.04 deaths per 100 live births	35.64 deaths per 100 live births	36.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	34.81 deaths per 100 live births	33.98 deaths per 100 live births	35.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	34.5 deaths per 100 live births	31.06 deaths per 100 live births	37.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	28.44 deaths per 100 live births	26.17 deaths per 100 live births	30.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	22.08 deaths per 100 live births	19.1 deaths per 100 live births	25.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	16.05 deaths per 100 live births	13.41 deaths per 100 live births	18.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	10.2 deaths per 100 live births	7.84 deaths per 100 live births	12.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.59 deaths per 100 live births	4.01 deaths per 100 live births	7.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.7 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	3.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.4 deaths per 100 live births	1.13 deaths per 100 live births	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.1 deaths per 100 live births	0.9607 deaths per 100 live births	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Turkey

124 Brunei 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births compare
125 Libya 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Barbados 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Argentina 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Tonga 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Turkey

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 858 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 703,388 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 673,683 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 685,368 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 656,293 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 660,606 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,183 (2025)

All data for Turkey →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Turkey?: Child mortality in Turkey was 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 38 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Turkey rank for child mortality?: Turkey ranks 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.