Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye
Türkiye: Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years was 0.9048 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye is 0.9048, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.9% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye peaked at 5.88 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9048, in 2024.
Türkiye ranks 126th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.87 | — |
| 1991 | 5.72 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.58 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 5.44 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 5.3 | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.16 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.02 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.87 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 4.72 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.88 | +24.8% |
| 2000 | 4.41 | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 4.24 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 4.06 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 3.87 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 3.67 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.46 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 3.24 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 3.01 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.76 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 2.51 | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.25 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 2 | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.76 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 1.56 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.959 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9307 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9148 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9078 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 3.61 | +297.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9048 | -74.9% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 0.9048 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 0.9048 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4426, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +297.4% | 0.9078 | 3.61 |
| 2024 | -74.9% | 3.61 | 0.9048 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.36 | 4.72 | 5.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 | 2.51 | 4.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 0.959 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 | 0.9048 | 3.61 | 5 |
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More health data for Türkiye
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye?
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years in Türkiye was 0.9048 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 5.88 in 1999.
- What is the lowest mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9048 in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years?
- Türkiye ranks 126th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years (per 1000 children aged 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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