Neonatal mortality rate in Türkiye
Türkiye: Neonatal mortality rate was 4.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.63
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
18.11
in 2000
All-time low
4.63
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal mortality rate in Türkiye, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Türkiye stood at 4.63. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Türkiye peaked at 18.11 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.63, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.11 | — |
| 2001 | 16.85 | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 15.64 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 14.54 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 13.52 | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 12.6 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 11.67 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 10.78 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 9.96 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 9.19 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 8.5 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 7.9 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 7.39 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 7.01 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 6.73 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 6.49 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 6.26 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 6.05 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 5.92 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.85 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.71 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.38 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 4.97 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 4.76 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 4.63 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.29 | 9.19 | 18.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.81 | 5.85 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 | 4.63 | 5.71 | 5 |
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More health data for Türkiye
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 268,359 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 79 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 8,475 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 8.03 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 9.61 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 13 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 150.89 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 77 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Türkiye?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Türkiye was 4.63 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 in 2024.
- How does Türkiye rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Türkiye ranks 17th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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