Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Turkey

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Turkey was 9.1. A difference of +1.1 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Turkey were 9.7 and 8.5 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Turkey for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Turkey
Total
Male
Female
Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Turkey
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Year Total Male Female
1960 179.1 191.4 166
1961 174.9 186.4 162.9
1962 170.6 181.2 159.4
1963 166.1 175.9 155.9
1964 161.7 170.7 152.4
1965 157.7 165.8 149.2
1966 153.9 161.7 145.7
1967 150.4 157.8 142.6
1968 147.1 154.3 139.6
1969 144 150.8 136.7
1970 140.9 147.4 134
1971 137.8 144.4 130.7
1972 134.5 141.2 127.4
1973 131 137.9 123.8
1974 127.4 134.2 120.1
1975 123.5 130.4 116.2
1976 119.5 126.3 112.4
1977 115.4 122.1 108.4
1978 111.2 117.7 104.4
1979 106.9 113.2 100.3
1980 102.5 108.6 96
1981 98 103.7 92
1982 93.4 98.8 87.8
1983 88.8 93.9 83.6
1984 84.4 89.1 79.5
1985 80.1 84.5 75.5
1986 75.9 80.1 71.6
1987 71.9 75.9 67.8
1988 68.1 71.9 64.2
1989 64.4 68 60.6
1990 60.8 64.2 57.3
1991 57.3 60.4 53.9
1992 53.8 56.8 50.6
1993 50.5 53.3 47.4
1994 47.3 50 44.4
1995 44.2 46.8 41.5
1996 41.2 43.6 38.7
1997 38.4 40.7 36.1
1998 35.8 37.9 33.6
1999 33.2 35.2 31.2
2000 30.8 32.7 28.9
2001 28.6 30.3 26.8
2002 26.5 28.1 24.8
2003 24.6 26 23
2004 22.8 24.1 21.3
2005 21.1 22.3 19.8
2006 19.5 20.7 18.4
2007 18.1 19.2 17.1
2008 16.9 17.8 15.9
2009 15.7 16.6 14.8
2010 14.7 15.5 13.9
2011 13.8 14.5 13
2012 12.9 13.6 12.3
2013 12.2 12.9 11.5
2014 11.5 12.3 10.8
2015 11 11.6 10.3
2016 10.4 11 9.8
2017 9.9 10.5 9.3
2018 9.5 10.1 8.9
2019 9.1 9.7 8.4
2020 8.7 9.3 8.1
2021 8.4 8.9 7.7
2022 8 8.6 7.4
2023 9.1 9.7 8.5