India vs Russia
India vs Russia: Child mortality
Child mortality in 2024: 2.7 per 100 live births in India and 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in India, by 2.1 per 100 live births, or 5.12 times that in Russia.
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
What the numbers say
- India has been higher since 1958, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2024, India ranked 63 and Russia ranked 160 of 200 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024.
Every year
deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME
| Year | India | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 4.9 | 1 | 4.5 |
| 2012 | 5.2 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5.8 | 1 | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 6.1 | 1.1 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 6.5 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| 2007 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 6.8 |
| 2002 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 7.1 |
| 2001 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 7.4 |
| 2000 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 7.7 |
| 1999 | 9.5 | 2 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 8.3 |
| 1997 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 8.4 |
| 1996 | 10.6 | 2.2 | 8.6 |
| 1995 | 11 | 2.2 | 8.8 |
| 1994 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 8.9 |
| 1993 | 11.7 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| 1992 | 12 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| 1991 | 12.3 | 2.2 | 9.3 |
| 1990 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 9.5 |
| 1988 | 13.5 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1987 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 9.9 |
| 1986 | 14.3 | 2.4 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 14.7 | 2.5 | 10.6 |
| 1984 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 10.9 |
| 1983 | 15.5 | 2.6 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 16 | 2.7 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 16.5 | 2.7 | 11.6 |
| 1980 | 17 | 2.7 | 11.9 |
| 1979 | 17.5 | 2.8 | 11.9 |
| 1978 | 18.1 | 2.8 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 18.6 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 19.1 | 2.8 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 13.1 |
| 1974 | 20.1 | 2.8 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 20.5 | 2.8 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 20.8 | 2.8 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 21.1 | 2.8 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 21.4 | 2.9 | 14.2 |
| 1969 | 21.7 | 2.9 | 14.6 |
| 1968 | 22 | 3 | 15 |
| 1967 | 22.2 | 3.1 | 15.3 |
| 1966 | 22.5 | 3.2 | 15.1 |
| 1965 | 22.7 | 3.4 | 15.1 |
| 1964 | 23 | 3.6 | 15.7 |
| 1963 | 23.2 | 3.8 | 16.2 |
| 1962 | 23.5 | 4 | 17 |
| 1961 | 23.8 | 4.3 | 18.8 |
| 1960 | 24.1 | 4.6 | 20.2 |
| 1959 | 24.5 | 4.9 | 19.9 |
| 1958 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 19.7 |
| 1957 | 25.2 | – | 20.5 |
| 1956 | 25.6 | – | 21.3 |
| 1955 | 26 | – | 22.3 |
| 1954 | 26.4 | – | 22.8 |
| 1953 | 26.8 | – | 23.3 |
| 1952 | – | – | 23.9 |
| 1951 | – | – | 24.3 |
| 1950 | 26.7 | – | 24.7 |
| 1949 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1948 | – | – | 24.9 |
| 1947 | – | – | 25.5 |
| 1946 | – | – | 25.8 |
| 1945 | 24.4 | – | 26.7 |
| 1944 | 27.5 | – | 27.4 |
| 1943 | 26.9 | – | 27.7 |
| 1942 | 26.5 | – | 27.9 |
| 1941 | 25.7 | – | 27.8 |
| 1940 | 26 | – | 27.9 |
| 1939 | 25.3 | – | 28 |
| 1938 | 27.2 | – | 28.7 |
| 1937 | 26.4 | – | 28.8 |
| 1936 | 26.4 | – | 29.1 |
| 1935 | 26.7 | – | 29.5 |
| 1934 | 30.4 | – | 30.7 |
| 1933 | 27.8 | – | 30.5 |
| 1932 | 27.5 | – | 30.7 |
| 1931 | 29.1 | – | 31.4 |
| 1930 | 29.4 | – | 31.6 |
| 1929 | 28.9 | – | 32 |
| 1928 | 28.1 | – | 31.9 |
| 1927 | 27.2 | – | 31.9 |
| 1926 | 30.7 | – | 32.7 |
| 1925 | 28.3 | – | 32.4 |
| 1924 | 30.7 | – | 33.1 |
| 1923 | 28.6 | – | 33.1 |
| 1922 | 28.4 | – | 33.2 |
| 1921 | 32.2 | – | 34.2 |
| 1920 | 31.7 | – | 34.4 |
| 1919 | 36.4 | – | 35.7 |
| 1918 | 43.4 | – | 37.6 |
| 1917 | 33.3 | – | 35.3 |
| 1916 | 32.9 | – | 35.1 |
| 1915 | 32.9 | – | 35.3 |
| 1914 | 34.5 | – | 35.4 |
| 1913 | 31.7 | – | 35.1 |
| 1912 | 33.8 | – | 35.5 |
| 1911 | 33.3 | 38.5 | 36 |
| 1910 | – | 44 | 36.4 |
| 1909 | – | 40.3 | 36.6 |
| 1908 | – | 39.6 | 37.2 |
| 1907 | – | 36.6 | 37.4 |
| 1906 | – | 40.3 | 38.1 |
| 1905 | – | 44.2 | 38.8 |
| 1904 | – | 37.7 | 38.9 |
| 1903 | – | 40.6 | 39.5 |
| 1902 | – | 41.9 | 40.1 |
| 1901 | – | 44.2 | 40.8 |
| 1900 | – | 40.9 | 40.9 |
| 1899 | – | 39 | 40.8 |
| 1898 | – | 45.3 | 41.2 |
| 1897 | – | 42.2 | 41 |
| 1896 | – | 44.5 | 41.1 |
| 1895 | – | 45.3 | 41.3 |
| 1894 | – | 43 | 41.2 |
| 1893 | – | 40.9 | 41.2 |
| 1892 | – | 49.9 | 41.7 |
| 1891 | – | 44.2 | 41.3 |
| 1890 | – | 47.4 | 41.5 |
| 1889 | – | 44.7 | 41.2 |
| 1888 | – | 40.6 | 41 |
| 1887 | – | 41.6 | 41.1 |
| 1886 | – | 40.3 | 41.1 |
| 1885 | – | 43.9 | 41.2 |
| 1884 | – | 41.3 | 41.1 |
| 1883 | – | 46.1 | 41.4 |
| 1882 | – | 48.9 | 41.5 |
| 1881 | – | 40.9 | 41.1 |
| 1880 | – | 46.5 | 41.6 |
| 1879 | – | 40.9 | 41.1 |
| 1878 | – | 48.7 | 41.6 |
| 1877 | – | 42.2 | 41.2 |
| 1876 | – | 45.2 | 41.4 |
| 1875 | – | 43.2 | 41.5 |
| 1874 | – | 42.6 | 41.7 |
| 1873 | – | 42.6 | 41.8 |
| 1872 | – | 47.9 | 42.1 |
| 1871 | – | 44.5 | 42.2 |
| 1870 | – | 40.3 | 41.9 |
| 1869 | – | 44.7 | 42.1 |
| 1868 | – | 48.6 | 42.4 |
| 1867 | – | 39.5 | 42 |
| 1866 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1865 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1864 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1863 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1862 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1861 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1860 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1859 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1858 | – | – | 43.8 |
| 1857 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1856 | – | – | 44.2 |
| 1855 | – | – | 44 |
| 1854 | – | – | 43.7 |
| 1853 | – | – | 43.2 |
| 1852 | – | – | 42.9 |
| 1851 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1850 | – | – | 42 |
| 1849 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1848 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1847 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1846 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1845 | – | – | 42 |
| 1844 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1843 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1842 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1841 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1840 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1839 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1838 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1837 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1836 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1835 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1834 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1833 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1832 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1831 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1830 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1829 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1828 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1827 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1826 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1825 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1824 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1823 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1822 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1821 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1820 | – | – | 42.1 |
| 1819 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1818 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1817 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1816 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1815 | – | – | 42.2 |
| 1814 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1813 | – | – | 42.3 |
| 1812 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1811 | – | – | 42.4 |
| 1810 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1809 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1808 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1807 | – | – | 42.5 |
| 1806 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1805 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1804 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1803 | – | – | 42.6 |
| 1802 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1801 | – | – | 42.7 |
| 1800 | – | – | 42.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of children who die before their fifth birthday.
- Source: Gapminder (2015) and UN IGME (2025), via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 200 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
India vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerIndia: 9.94% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndia: 81 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025