Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Türkiye
Türkiye: Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 8.03 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 8.03 per 1,000 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.0% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Türkiye peaked at 30.71 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.03 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Türkiye ranks 134th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.71 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 28.47 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 26.35 per 1,000 live births | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 24.37 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 22.55 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 20.86 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 19.32 per 1,000 live births | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 17.93 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 16.67 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 15.53 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 14.52 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 13.62 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 12.82 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 12.13 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 11.52 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 10.97 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 10.49 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.06 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 9.68 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.35 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.05 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 8.78 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 8.52 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 8.03 per 1,000 live births | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.28 per 1,000 live births | 15.53 per 1,000 live births | 30.71 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.52 per 1,000 live births | 9.35 per 1,000 live births | 14.52 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 per 1,000 live births | 8.03 per 1,000 live births | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Türkiye
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 268,359 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 79 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 8,475 Number (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 4.63 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.61 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 13 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 150.89 million constant US$ (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 77 index (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Türkiye?
- Infant mortality rate in Türkiye was 8.03 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 30.71 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for infant mortality rate?
- Türkiye ranks 134th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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