Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita was 1.68 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Kyrgyzstan, 1970–2024
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
Kyrgyzstan recorded 1.68 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 12.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.68 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.03 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1971 | 11.79 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 11.57 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 11.38 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 11.2 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 11.35 deaths per 100 live births | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 11.11 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.85 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 10.61 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 10.35 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 9.68 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 8.41 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 7.96 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 7.52 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 7.12 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 6.79 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 6.45 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 6.18 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 5.91 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.76 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.59 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.76 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 2.6 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.35 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 2 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10.35 deaths per 100 live births | 12.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.22 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10.05 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2 deaths per 100 live births | 5.36 deaths per 100 live births | 6.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 5.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 86 Bhutan 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 86 Saint Lucia 1.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 88 Vanuatu 1.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 90 North Korea 1.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Kyrgyzstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 938.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 278 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3529 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1638 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Kyrgyzstan?
- Child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita in Kyrgyzstan was 1.68 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 rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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 rate vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.