Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years was 1.8 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Turkmenistan, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Turkmenistan is 1.8 per 1,000, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Turkmenistan peaked at 4 per 1,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.8 per 1,000, in 2024.
Turkmenistan ranks 77th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.6 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 3.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.7 per 1,000 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 3.8 per 1,000 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 per 1,000 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.9 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.8 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.7 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 3.5 per 1,000 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 3.3 per 1,000 | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.2 per 1,000 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 3.1 per 1,000 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3 per 1,000 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.9 per 1,000 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7 per 1,000 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 2.6 per 1,000 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4 per 1,000 | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.3 per 1,000 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.2 per 1,000 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 per 1,000 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 per 1,000 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9 per 1,000 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 per 1,000 | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.79 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 4 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 per 1,000 | 2.4 per 1,000 | 3.6 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 per 1,000 | 2.1 per 1,000 | 2.3 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 per 1,000 | 1.8 per 1,000 | 2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More education data for Turkmenistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,747 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 82 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 631,199 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.3347 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,199 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Turkmenistan?
- Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years in Turkmenistan was 1.8 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4 per 1,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
- Turkmenistan ranks 77th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.