Nauru vs Turkey: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute)
Nauru
8.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Turkey
9.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Nauru rank
125th
Turkey rank
122nd
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Nauru
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 9.1 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Nauru, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Turkey ahead.
Nauru ranks 125th and Turkey ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.68 per 1,000 live births | 72.08 per 1,000 live births | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | Turkey |
| 1990s | 48.43 per 1,000 live births | 46.25 per 1,000 live births | 2.18 per 1,000 live births | Nauru |
| 2000s | 31.77 per 1,000 live births | 22.46 per 1,000 live births | 9.31 per 1,000 live births | Nauru |
| 2010s | 17.31 per 1,000 live births | 11.5 per 1,000 live births | 5.81 per 1,000 live births | Nauru |
| 2020s | 9.23 per 1,000 live births | 8.55 per 1,000 live births | 0.675 per 1,000 live births | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Nauru or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 9.1 per 1,000 live births against 8.3 per 1,000 live births in Nauru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Nauru and Turkey?
- 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Turkey?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Turkey rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Nauru ranks 125th and Turkey ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release