Mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births fell 5.94% to 9.50 in Turkey in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Turkey reached an all time high of 257 in 1960 and an all time low of 9.50 in 2020. When compared to Turkey's main peers, mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births in Bulgaria amounted to 6.10, 4.10 in Greece, 25.2 in Iraq and 12.9 in Iran in 2020.
Turkey has been ranked 108th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of mortality rate, under 5 years per 1,000 live births, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mortality Rate, Under 5 Years (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Albania | 9.90 | 9.60 | 9.40 | 9.40 | 9.50 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 8.70 | 8.20 | 7.70 | 7.30 | 7.00 | |||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.40 | 4.30 | 4.20 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 16.1 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | 30.7 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 27.9 | 27.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | 8.90 | 8.80 | 8.70 | 8.70 | 8.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | 11.2 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 9.60 | 8.10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 78.3 | 76.0 | 73.8 | 71.6 | 69.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Romania | 9.90 | 9.20 | 8.50 | 7.90 | 7.40 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 9.60 | 9.10 | 8.60 | 8.10 | 7.70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 6.60 | 6.30 | 6.00 | 5.90 | 5.80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Syria | 47.0 | 41.6 | 39.5 | 23.5 | 23.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 13.8 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | 42.0 | 42.2 | 42.5 | 42.9 | 42.8 |
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