What is neonatal mortality rate in Turkey?

Neonatal mortality rate in Turkey was 0.4631 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Turkey?

The highest recorded value was 6.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.

What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Turkey?

The lowest recorded value was 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Turkey rank for neonatal mortality rate?

Turkey ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Turkey?

Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Turkey 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Neonatal mortality rate in Turkey

Name: Neonatal mortality rate in Turkey
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkey: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.4631 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.7%

World rank

132nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

6.63 deaths per 100 live births

in 1955

All-time low

0.4631 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1955–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Turkey, 1955–2024

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

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Turkey stood at 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Turkey peaked at 6.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Turkey ranks 132nd of 199 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	6.5 deaths per 100 live births	6.34 deaths per 100 live births	6.63 deaths per 100 live births	5
1960s	5.93 deaths per 100 live births	5.77 deaths per 100 live births	6.25 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	4.55 deaths per 100 live births	5.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	3.91 deaths per 100 live births	3.39 deaths per 100 live births	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	2.51 deaths per 100 live births	1.9 deaths per 100 live births	3.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.33 deaths per 100 live births	0.9193 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.6811 deaths per 100 live births	0.5853 deaths per 100 live births	0.8504 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.509 deaths per 100 live births	0.4631 deaths per 100 live births	0.5713 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Turkey

129 Armenia 0.5063 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Georgia 0.4954 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Chile 0.4678 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Ukraine 0.4548 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Nauru 0.4471 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Bahrain 0.4445 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Turkey

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 703,388 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 673,683 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 685,368 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 656,293 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 660,606 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,183 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Turkey?: Neonatal mortality rate in Turkey was 0.4631 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 neonatal mortality rate recorded in Turkey?: The highest recorded value was 6.63 deaths per 100 live births in 1955.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Turkey?: The lowest recorded value was 0.4631 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Turkey rank for neonatal mortality rate?: Turkey ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Turkey?: Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkey 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 Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .