Number of neonatal deaths in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Number of neonatal deaths was 3,501 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Turkmenistan, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Turkmenistan stood at 3,501.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Turkmenistan peaked at 4,137 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,037, in 2003.
Turkmenistan ranks 63rd of 196 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 deaths in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3,392 | — |
| 1990 | 3,397 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3,447 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 3,484 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3,475 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 3,462 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 3,431 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 3,310 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 3,274 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3,233 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3,191 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3,190 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,148 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 3,070 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3,037 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 3,047 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,079 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3,091 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3,112 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,139 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3,209 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3,310 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3,426 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 3,581 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 3,752 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3,891 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 4,042 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4,114 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,137 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,115 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,082 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,011 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3,919 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3,802 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 3,650 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3,501 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,392 | 3,392 | 3,392 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3,370 | 3,191 | 3,484 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,112 | 3,037 | 3,209 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,845 | 3,310 | 4,137 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,777 | 3,501 | 4,011 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4813 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,169 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 549 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -7.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Turkmenistan?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Turkmenistan was 3,501 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4,137 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,037 in 2003.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Turkmenistan ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.