How does Turkmenistan rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?

Turkmenistan ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Turkmenistan?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Turkmenistan

Name: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Turkmenistan
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)

Turkmenistan: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

41st

of 199 countries

All-time high

13.03 deaths per 100 live births

in 1977

All-time low

3.9 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1977–2024

Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Turkmenistan, 1977–2024

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

Turkmenistan recorded 3.9 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Turkmenistan peaked at 13.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1977 and was at its lowest, 3.9 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Turkmenistan 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	12.57 deaths per 100 live births	12.11 deaths per 100 live births	13.03 deaths per 100 live births	3
1980s	9.67 deaths per 100 live births	7.97 deaths per 100 live births	11.66 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.66 deaths per 100 live births	7.19 deaths per 100 live births	7.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	5.52 deaths per 100 live births	4.5 deaths per 100 live births	6.87 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	4.34 deaths per 100 live births	4.28 deaths per 100 live births	4.4 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	4.1 deaths per 100 live births	3.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.29 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

38 Namibia 3.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
39 Papua New Guinea 3.94 deaths per 100 live births compare
40 Congo 3.91 deaths per 100 live births compare
42 Comoros 3.9 deaths per 100 live births compare
43 Kenya 3.88 deaths per 100 live births compare
44 Yemen 3.81 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Turkmenistan

Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 85,215 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 81,358 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 83,292 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 80,150 (2025)
Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 84,578 (2025)
Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 81,124 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 81,321 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 80,530 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 84,558 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 76,461 (2025)

All data for Turkmenistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Turkmenistan?: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women in Turkmenistan was 3.9 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 child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Turkmenistan?: The highest recorded value was 13.03 deaths per 100 live births in 1977.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Turkmenistan?: The lowest recorded value was 3.9 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Turkmenistan rank for child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women?: Turkmenistan ranks 41st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Turkmenistan?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women
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, 13,056 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .