Stillbirth rate in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Stillbirth rate was 0.7445 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Turkmenistan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.7445 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Turkmenistan peaked at 1.09 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7445 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Turkmenistan 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9746 deaths per 100 births | 0.8739 deaths per 100 births | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8157 deaths per 100 births | 0.7772 deaths per 100 births | 0.859 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7564 deaths per 100 births | 0.7445 deaths per 100 births | 0.7692 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 105 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7699 deaths per 100 births compare
- 106 Moldova 0.7642 deaths per 100 births compare
- 107 Seychelles 0.7474 deaths per 100 births compare
- 109 Fiji 0.7327 deaths per 100 births compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.725 deaths per 100 births compare
- 111 Jordan 0.7227 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Turkmenistan
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 500,079 people (2100)
- Population density 21.17 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 3,409 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.66 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.6% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Turkmenistan?
- Stillbirth rate in Turkmenistan was 0.7445 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7445 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for stillbirth rate?
- Turkmenistan ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.