Kenya vs Turkmenistan: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Kenya
2.6%
in 2023
Turkmenistan
2.7%
in 2023
Kenya rank
44th
Turkmenistan rank
43rd
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Kenya
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Turkmenistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 9.6% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Kenya or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 0.1%, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkmenistan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Turkmenistan rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Kenya ranks 44th and Turkmenistan ranks 43rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.