Infant mortality rate in Türkiye
Türkiye: Infant mortality rate was 8.03 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.03
Change on year
down 18.0%
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
30.71
in 2000
All-time low
8.03
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Infant mortality rate in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Türkiye recorded 8.03 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 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.03, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.71 | — |
| 2001 | 28.47 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 26.35 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 24.37 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 22.55 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 20.86 | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 19.32 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 17.93 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 16.67 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 15.53 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 14.52 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 13.62 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 12.82 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 12.13 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 11.52 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 10.97 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 10.49 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 10.06 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 9.68 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 9.35 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 9.05 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 8.78 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 8.52 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8 | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 8.03 | -18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.28 | 15.53 | 30.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.52 | 9.35 | 14.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 | 8.03 | 9.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 14 Cabo Verde 10.63 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 47.6 compare
- 15 Mali 47.52 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 12.01 compare
- 16 Benin 45.19 compare
- 17 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 18 Burkina Faso 43.63 compare
- 19 Djibouti 43 compare
- 20 Madagascar 42.97 compare
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 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.61 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 13 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 150.89 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 14.63 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Türkiye?
- Infant mortality rate in Türkiye was 8.03 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 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for infant mortality rate?
- Türkiye ranks 17th out of 17 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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