What is infant mortality rate in Turkey?

Infant mortality rate in Turkey was 0.8034 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 Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 19.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8034 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Turkey rank for infant mortality rate?

Turkey ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey 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 Turkey

Name: Infant mortality rate in Turkey
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)

Turkey: Infant mortality rate was 0.8034 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8034 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 18.0%

World rank

127th

of 199 countries

All-time high

19.14 deaths per 100 live births

in 1953

All-time low

0.8034 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1953–2024

Infant mortality rate in Turkey, 1953–2024

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

Turkey recorded 0.8034 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 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 Turkey peaked at 19.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.8034 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Turkey 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	18.74 deaths per 100 live births	18.17 deaths per 100 live births	19.14 deaths per 100 live births	7
1960s	16 deaths per 100 live births	14.4 deaths per 100 live births	17.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	12.54 deaths per 100 live births	10.76 deaths per 100 live births	14.1 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	8.31 deaths per 100 live births	6.46 deaths per 100 live births	10.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	4.62 deaths per 100 live births	3.31 deaths per 100 live births	6.09 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.23 deaths per 100 live births	1.55 deaths per 100 live births	3.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.15 deaths per 100 live births	0.9353 deaths per 100 live births	1.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.8837 deaths per 100 live births	0.8034 deaths per 100 live births	0.9801 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Turkey

124 Armenia 0.8485 deaths per 100 live births compare
125 Oman 0.8294 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Albania 0.8252 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.8023 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Libya 0.789 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Tonga 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Turkey

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)
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 703,388 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 673,683 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 685,368 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 656,293 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 660,606 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,183 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Turkey?: Infant mortality rate in Turkey was 0.8034 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 Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 19.14 deaths per 100 live births in 1953.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8034 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Turkey rank for infant mortality rate?: Turkey ranks 127th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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 .