Mortality rate, under-5, male in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 44 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
44 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
38th
of 197 countries
All-time high
143.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1977
All-time low
44 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Turkmenistan, 1977–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, male in Turkmenistan stood at 44 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Turkmenistan peaked at 143.4 per 1,000 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 44 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 38th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 143.4 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1978 | 138.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 133.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 129 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 124.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 119.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 114.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 104.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 100 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 96 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 92.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 89.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 87.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 87 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 87 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 87.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 87.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 88.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 87.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 73.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 70 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 66.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 62.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 59.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 54.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 52.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 50 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 49.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 48.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 48.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.2 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 47.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 46.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 44 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 138.57 per 1,000 live births | 133.7 per 1,000 live births | 143.4 per 1,000 live births | 3 |
| 1980s | 107.84 per 1,000 live births | 89.6 per 1,000 live births | 129 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.43 per 1,000 live births | 81.2 per 1,000 live births | 88.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.51 per 1,000 live births | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | 77.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.04 per 1,000 live births | 48.4 per 1,000 live births | 50 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.24 per 1,000 live births | 44 per 1,000 live births | 48.2 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.0291 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Turkmenistan?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Turkmenistan was 44 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 143.4 per 1,000 live births in 1977.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Turkmenistan ranks 38th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.