Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Number of child deaths per woman
Namibia
0.1188 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Turkmenistan
0.1002 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Namibia rank
50th
Turkmenistan rank
52nd
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Namibia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Namibia ranks 50th and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 5 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6556 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6969 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0414 under-five deaths per woman | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.5294 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4739 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0555 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.3402 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2761 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0641 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.2537 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1503 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1033 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1797 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1248 under-five deaths per woman | 0.055 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.1331 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.025 under-five deaths per woman | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
- Namibia, at 0.1188 under-five deaths per woman against 0.1002 under-five deaths per woman in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.0186 under-five deaths per woman, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Namibia ranks 50th and Turkmenistan ranks 52nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).