What is child mortality rate in Turkmenistan?

Child mortality rate in Turkmenistan was 3.9 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 Turkmenistan?

The highest recorded value was 13.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Turkmenistan?

The lowest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Turkmenistan rank for child mortality rate?

Turkmenistan ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Turkmenistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan

Name: Child mortality rate in Turkmenistan
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)

Turkmenistan: Child mortality rate was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

41st

of 200 countries

All-time high

13.03 deaths per 100 live births

in 1977

All-time low

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1977–2024

Child mortality rate in Turkmenistan, 1977–2024

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

Turkmenistan recorded 3.9 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Turkmenistan peaked at 13.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.9 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Turkmenistan 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	12.57 deaths per 100 live births	12.11 deaths per 100 live births	13.03 deaths per 100 live births	3
1980s	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	7.97 deaths per 100 live births	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	7.19 deaths per 100 live births	7.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	4.5 deaths per 100 live births	6.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.34 deaths per 100 live births	4.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.11 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.29 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
41 Comoros 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Kenya 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare

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More health data for Turkmenistan

Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Population ages 15-64, male 2.39 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 4.87 million (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 64.0% (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 72,225 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 70,259 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 75,719 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Turkmenistan?: Child mortality rate in Turkmenistan was 3.9 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 Turkmenistan?: The highest recorded value was 13.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Turkmenistan?: The lowest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Turkmenistan rank for child mortality rate?: Turkmenistan ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Turkmenistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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.