Infant mortality rate in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Infant mortality rate was 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate 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
Turkmenistan recorded 3.04 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Turkmenistan peaked at 11.89 deaths per 100 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.04 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 46th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.44 deaths per 100 live births | 11 deaths per 100 live births | 11.89 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1980s | 8.64 deaths per 100 live births | 7 deaths per 100 live births | 10.55 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.57 deaths per 100 live births | 6.04 deaths per 100 live births | 6.81 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.54 deaths per 100 live births | 3.63 deaths per 100 live births | 5.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 3.53 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 3.04 deaths per 100 live births | 3.34 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 43 Botswana 3.21 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 44 Papua New Guinea 3.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 45 Burundi 3.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 47 Mauritania 3.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 48 Rwanda 2.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 49 Senegal 2.89 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Turkmenistan
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, male 2.39 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 4.87 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 64.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 72,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 70,259 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 75,719 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Turkmenistan?
- Infant mortality rate in Turkmenistan was 3.04 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.89 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for infant mortality rate?
- Turkmenistan ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .