Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Turkey
Turkey: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 was 21 in 2013. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Turkey, 1993–2013
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Turkey is 21, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Turkey peaked at 73 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2013.
Turkey ranks 31st of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 73 | — |
| 1998 | 55 | -24.7% |
| 2003 | 44 | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 27 | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 21 | -22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64 | 55 | 73 | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.5 | 27 | 44 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
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More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0121 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0066 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 55 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Turkey?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 in Turkey was 21 in 2013, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 1993.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2?
- Turkey ranks 31st out of 33 countries with data for 2013.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q2 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age twelve months per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).