Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 3,501 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,501 deaths
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
63rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
4,137 deaths
in 2017
All-time low
3,037 deaths
in 2003
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Turkmenistan, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 3,501 deaths for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Turkmenistan peaked at 4,137 deaths in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,037 deaths, in 2003.
Turkmenistan ranks 63rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3,392 deaths | — |
| 1990 | 3,397 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3,447 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3,484 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,475 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3,462 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,431 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 3,310 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 3,274 deaths | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3,233 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,191 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3,190 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,148 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,070 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,037 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,047 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,079 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3,091 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,112 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,139 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3,209 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,310 deaths | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,426 deaths | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3,581 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3,752 deaths | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3,891 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 4,042 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4,114 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,137 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,115 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,082 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,011 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3,919 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3,802 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,650 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3,501 deaths | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,392 deaths | 3,392 deaths | 3,392 deaths | 1 |
| 1990s | 3,370 deaths | 3,191 deaths | 3,484 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,112 deaths | 3,037 deaths | 3,209 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,845 deaths | 3,310 deaths | 4,137 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,777 deaths | 3,501 deaths | 4,011 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Turkmenistan?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Turkmenistan was 3,501 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,137 deaths in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,037 deaths in 2003.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Turkmenistan ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .