What is child mortality rate in Tajikistan?

Child mortality rate in Tajikistan was 2.81 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 recorded in Tajikistan?

The highest recorded value was 15.37 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Tajikistan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Tajikistan rank for child mortality rate?

Tajikistan ranks 61st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Tajikistan 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Tajikistan

Name: Child mortality rate in Tajikistan
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)

Tajikistan: Child mortality rate was 2.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

2.81 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

61st

of 200 countries

All-time high

15.37 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

2.81 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1972–2024

Child mortality rate in Tajikistan, 1972–2024

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

Tajikistan recorded 2.81 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Tajikistan peaked at 15.37 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.81 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Tajikistan 61st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	13.82 deaths per 100 live births	12.71 deaths per 100 live births	15.37 deaths per 100 live births	8
1980s	11.41 deaths per 100 live births	9.87 deaths per 100 live births	12.6 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	10.09 deaths per 100 live births	8.5 deaths per 100 live births	10.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.51 deaths per 100 live births	3.93 deaths per 100 live births	7.84 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	3.32 deaths per 100 live births	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	3.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.92 deaths per 100 live births	2.81 deaths per 100 live births	3.01 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

58 Bangladesh 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
59 Laos 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
60 Fiji 2.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Marshall Islands 2.67 deaths per 100 live births compare
63 India 2.66 deaths per 100 live births compare
64 Philippines 2.65 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

More health data for Tajikistan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 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 90,971 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 94,653 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 89,080 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 93,098 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 84,417 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 90,169 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Tajikistan?: Child mortality rate in Tajikistan was 2.81 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 recorded in Tajikistan?: The highest recorded value was 15.37 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Tajikistan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.81 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tajikistan rank for child mortality rate?: Tajikistan ranks 61st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tajikistan 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality rate
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: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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