Infant Mortality Rate: Turkey
Turkey's infant mortality rate is currently 8 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Turkey Infant Mortality Rate Turkey has achieved an infant mortality rate of 8 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a dramatic transformation over the past 64 years.
Current (2024)
8 per 1,000 births
-18.4% y/y
Peak (1960)
178.3 per 1,000 births
Low (2024)
8 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Turkey
1960 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Turkey
Analysis# Turkey Infant Mortality Rate
Turkey has achieved an infant mortality rate of 8 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a dramatic transformation over the past 64 years. The country's peak of 178.3 infant deaths per 1,000 births in 1960 starkly illustrates the scale of improvement. This 95.5% reduction places Turkey among nations with the lowest mortality rates globally, matching its current all-time low.
The decline has been remarkably consistent, particularly accelerating from 2015 onward. Between 2015 and 2022, the rate fell from 11 to 8.5 per 1,000 births, averaging a reduction of roughly 0.4 deaths per year. A minor uptick to 9.8 in 2023 was quickly corrected to 8 in 2024, suggesting the downward trajectory remains firmly established. Sustained investment in healthcare infrastructure and maternal services has positioned Turkey among the world's most improved nations on this critical health indicator.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 per 1,000 births | -18.37% |
| 2023 | 9.8 per 1,000 births | +15.29% |
| 2022 | 8.5 per 1,000 births | -3.41% |
| 2021 | 8.8 per 1,000 births | -3.30% |
| 2020 | 9.1 per 1,000 births | -3.19% |
| 2019 | 9.4 per 1,000 births | -3.09% |
| 2018 | 9.7 per 1,000 births | -3.96% |
| 2017 | 10.1 per 1,000 births | -3.81% |
| 2016 | 10.5 per 1,000 births | -4.55% |
| 2015 | 11 per 1,000 births | -4.35% |
| 2014 | 11.5 per 1,000 births | -4.96% |
| 2013 | 12.1 per 1,000 births | -5.47% |
| 2012 | 12.8 per 1,000 births | -5.88% |
| 2011 | 13.6 per 1,000 births | -6.21% |
| 2010 | 14.5 per 1,000 births | -6.45% |
| 2009 | 15.5 per 1,000 births | -7.19% |
| 2008 | 16.7 per 1,000 births | -6.70% |
| 2007 | 17.9 per 1,000 births | -7.25% |
| 2006 | 19.3 per 1,000 births | -7.66% |
| 2005 | 20.9 per 1,000 births | -7.11% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.5 per 1,000 births | -7.79% |
| 2003 | 24.4 per 1,000 births | -7.58% |
| 2002 | 26.4 per 1,000 births | -7.37% |
| 2001 | 28.5 per 1,000 births | -7.17% |
| 2000 | 30.7 per 1,000 births | -7.25% |
| 1999 | 33.1 per 1,000 births | -7.02% |
| 1998 | 35.6 per 1,000 births | -7.05% |
| 1997 | 38.3 per 1,000 births | -7.04% |
| 1996 | 41.2 per 1,000 births | -6.58% |
| 1995 | 44.1 per 1,000 births | -6.57% |
| 1994 | 47.2 per 1,000 births | -6.35% |
| 1993 | 50.4 per 1,000 births | -6.32% |
| 1992 | 53.8 per 1,000 births | -6.11% |
| 1991 | 57.3 per 1,000 births | -5.91% |
| 1990 | 60.9 per 1,000 births | -5.73% |
| 1989 | 64.6 per 1,000 births | -5.42% |
| 1988 | 68.3 per 1,000 births | -5.40% |
| 1987 | 72.2 per 1,000 births | -5.25% |
| 1986 | 76.2 per 1,000 births | -5.22% |
| 1985 | 80.4 per 1,000 births | -5.19% |
| 1984 | 84.8 per 1,000 births | -5.04% |
| 1983 | 89.3 per 1,000 births | -4.90% |
| 1982 | 93.9 per 1,000 births | -4.67% |
| 1981 | 98.5 per 1,000 births | -4.46% |
| 1980 | 103.1 per 1,000 births | -4.18% |
| 1979 | 107.6 per 1,000 births | -3.84% |
| 1978 | 111.9 per 1,000 births | -3.62% |
| 1977 | 116.1 per 1,000 births | -3.41% |
| 1976 | 120.2 per 1,000 births | -3.22% |
| 1975 | 124.2 per 1,000 births | -2.97% |
| 1974 | 128 per 1,000 births | -2.66% |
| 1973 | 131.5 per 1,000 births | -2.52% |
| 1972 | 134.9 per 1,000 births | -2.32% |
| 1971 | 138.1 per 1,000 births | -2.06% |
| 1970 | 141 per 1,000 births | -2.08% |
| 1969 | 144 per 1,000 births | -2.04% |
| 1968 | 147 per 1,000 births | -2.00% |
| 1967 | 150 per 1,000 births | -2.15% |
| 1966 | 153.3 per 1,000 births | -2.36% |
| 1965 | 157 per 1,000 births | -2.61% |
| 1964 | 161.2 per 1,000 births | -2.60% |
| 1963 | 165.5 per 1,000 births | -2.65% |
| 1962 | 170 per 1,000 births | -2.47% |
| 1961 | 174.3 per 1,000 births | -2.24% |
| 1960 | 178.3 per 1,000 births | — |
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