Turkmenistan sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 70.0 years of life, 152nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Turkmenistan, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 70.0 yrs | 152 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 9.0 /1,000 | 79 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 5.8 /1,000 | 162 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 18.2 yrs | 92 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 98.4 /1,000 | 36 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 6.0 yrs | 58 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 54.3 men/100 women | 9 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 30.4 /1,000 | 45 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 5.0 /100k | 169 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 25.7 % | 23 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 6.8 /100k | 98 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 13.5 /100k | 102 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.6 L | 125 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 4.5 % | 151 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $581 | 81 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $6,857 | 121 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Turkmenistan's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 9th lowest old-age sex ratio in the world (54.3 men/100 women) and the 23rd lowest maternal mortality in the world (5.0 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Turkmenistan; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.