Children died before five per woman in Turkey
Turkey: Children died before five per woman was 0.0184 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Children died before five per woman in Turkey, 1953–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 0.0184 for children died before five per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 72 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.1% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Turkey peaked at 1.88 in 1953 and was at its lowest, 0.0184, in 2024.
That places Turkey 125th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children died before five per woman in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 1.88 | — |
| 1954 | 1.85 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 1.82 | -1.6% |
| 1956 | 1.8 | -1.5% |
| 1957 | 1.76 | -1.8% |
| 1958 | 1.72 | -2.3% |
| 1959 | 1.68 | -2.5% |
| 1960 | 1.63 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 1.57 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 1.5 | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.44 | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 1.37 | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 1.3 | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 1.24 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 1.17 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.09 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.04 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 1 | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9564 | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9088 | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 0.857 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8015 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7482 | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6954 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6549 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.612 | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5664 | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5257 | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4834 | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4416 | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.4046 | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3691 | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3375 | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3075 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2814 | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2574 | -8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2309 | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2117 | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1914 | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1768 | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1629 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1489 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1391 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.126 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1151 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1039 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0932 | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0874 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0742 | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.066 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0609 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0563 | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0523 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0478 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0441 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0408 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0377 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0353 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0335 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0319 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0307 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0292 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.026 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.024 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0222 | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0209 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0199 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0199 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0268 | +34.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0184 | -31.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0184 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0184 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 2.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children died before five per woman in Turkey changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +34.3% | 0.0199 | 0.0268 |
| 2024 | -31.1% | 0.0268 | 0.0184 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.79 | 1.68 | 1.88 | 7 |
| 1960s | 1.34 | 1.09 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.828 | 0.612 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3975 | 0.2574 | 0.5664 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1607 | 0.1039 | 0.2309 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0623 | 0.0408 | 0.0932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0298 | 0.0222 | 0.0377 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 | 0.0184 | 0.0268 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children died before five per woman in Turkey?
- Children died before five per woman in Turkey was 0.0184 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 1953.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0184 in 2024.
- How does Turkey rank for children died before five per woman?
- Turkey ranks 125th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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