Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Turkey
Turkey: Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 was 21 in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Turkey, 1993–2013
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2013, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Turkey stood at 21. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Turkey peaked at 83 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2013.
That places Turkey 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 83 | — |
| 1998 | 53 | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 37 | -30.2% |
| 2008 | 26 | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 21 | -19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68 | 53 | 83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.5 | 26 | 37 | 2 |
| 2010s | 21 | 21 | 21 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Turkey?
- Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 in Turkey was 21 in 2013, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 1993.
- What is the lowest under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2013.
- How does Turkey rank for under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3?
- Turkey ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2013.
- Is under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): q3 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-5 mortality rate: Number of deaths to children under age five years per 1000 live births, based on experience during the reference period before the survey. The reference period is ten years preceding the survey for DHS surveys, and the reference period varies for MICS surveys (often three to five years preceding the survey).