What is child mortality rate in Turkey?

Child mortality rate in Turkey was 0.96 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 Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 29.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 0.96 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Turkey rank for child mortality rate?

Turkey ranks 126th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Turkey

Name: Child mortality rate 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 rate was 0.96 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.96 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 30.4%

World rank

126th

of 200 countries

All-time high

29.03 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

0.96 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Child mortality rate in Turkey, 1953–2024

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 0.96 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.

That represents a change of down 30.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Turkey peaked at 29.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.96 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Turkey ranks 126th 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	27.7 deaths per 100 live births	26.17 deaths per 100 live births	29.03 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	22.07 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	5.6 deaths per 100 live births	4.01 deaths per 100 live births	7.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.71 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	0.96 deaths per 100 live births	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Turkey

123 Brunei 0.99 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Barbados 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Libya 0.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Armenia 0.96 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Tonga 0.95 deaths per 100 live births compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Turkey?: Child mortality rate in Turkey was 0.96 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 Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 29.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.96 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Turkey rank for child mortality rate?: Turkey ranks 126th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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.