Infant mortality rate by sex in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate by sex was 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
48th
of 199 countries
All-time high
10.53 deaths per 100 live births
in 1977
All-time low
2.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Infant mortality rate by sex in Turkmenistan, 1977–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate by sex in Turkmenistan is 2.59 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Turkmenistan peaked at 10.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.59 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 48th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate by sex in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 10.53 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1978 | 10.1 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 9.7 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 9.29 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 8.87 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 8.45 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 8.03 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 7.63 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 7.23 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 6.52 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 6.23 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 5.73 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.62 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.51 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.34 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.6 deaths per 100 live births | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 3.85 deaths per 100 live births | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 3.44 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.15 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.66 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 2.59 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 deaths per 100 live births, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 2.59 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3135 deaths per 100 live births, 8.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.11 deaths per 100 live births | 9.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10.53 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1980s | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.99 deaths per 100 live births | 9.29 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 5.12 deaths per 100 live births | 5.83 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.05 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.83 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 45 Burundi 2.69 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 46 Mauritania 2.68 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 47 Rwanda 2.62 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 49 Tanzania 2.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 50 Dominican Republic 2.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 51 Senegal 2.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0499 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0527 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Turkmenistan?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Turkmenistan was 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.53 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Turkmenistan ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .