What is infant mortality rate in Tajikistan?

Infant mortality rate in Tajikistan was 2.35 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 recorded in Tajikistan?

The highest recorded value was 11.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Tajikistan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Tajikistan rank for infant mortality rate?

Tajikistan ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Tajikistan 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Tajikistan

Name: Infant mortality rate in Tajikistan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tajikistan: Infant mortality rate was 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

2.35 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

60th

of 199 countries

All-time high

11.39 deaths per 100 live births

in 1972

All-time low

2.35 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1972–2024

Infant mortality rate in Tajikistan, 1972–2024

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

In 2024, infant mortality rate in Tajikistan stood at 2.35 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Tajikistan peaked at 11.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.35 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Tajikistan ranks 60th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	10.36 deaths per 100 live births	9.64 deaths per 100 live births	11.39 deaths per 100 live births	8
1980s	8.75 deaths per 100 live births	7.62 deaths per 100 live births	9.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.83 deaths per 100 live births	6.65 deaths per 100 live births	8.48 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.37 deaths per 100 live births	3.16 deaths per 100 live births	6.15 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.71 deaths per 100 live births	2.5 deaths per 100 live births	3.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	2.35 deaths per 100 live births	2.49 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

57 Bangladesh 2.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
58 South Africa 2.42 deaths per 100 live births compare
59 Fiji 2.35 deaths per 100 live births compare
61 India 2.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
62 Guyana 2.32 deaths per 100 live births compare
63 Marshall Islands 2.27 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Tajikistan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,061 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 90,971 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 94,653 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 89,080 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 93,098 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 84,417 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 90,169 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Tajikistan?: Infant mortality rate in Tajikistan was 2.35 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 recorded in Tajikistan?: The highest recorded value was 11.39 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Tajikistan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.35 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Tajikistan rank for infant mortality rate?: Tajikistan ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Tajikistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tajikistan 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .