Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Türkiye
Türkiye: Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 was 8 highest in 2013. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Türkiye, 1993–2013
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Türkiye is 8 highest, measured in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Türkiye peaked at 30 highest in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8 highest, in 2013.
That places Türkiye 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 25 highest | — |
| 1998 | 30 highest | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 17 highest | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 12 highest | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 8 highest | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.5 highest | 25 highest | 30 highest | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.5 highest | 12 highest | 17 highest | 2 |
| 2010s | 8 highest | 8 highest | 8 highest | 1 |
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- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Türkiye?
- Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 in Türkiye was 8 highest in 2013, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 30 highest in 1998.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 highest in 2013.
- How does Türkiye rank for infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5?
- Türkiye ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2013.
- Is infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q5 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 (highest). 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).