Russia vs Ukraine

Russia vs Ukraine: Child mortality

Child mortality in 2024: 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia and 0.8 per 100 live births in Ukraine, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 1.52 times that in Russia.

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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Russia vs Ukraine: Child mortalityChild mortality in 2024: 0.5 per 100 live births in Russia and 0.8 per 100 live births in Ukraine, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.3 per 100 live births, or 1.52 times that in Russia.
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What the numbers say

  • Ukraine has been higher since 2004, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2024, Russia ranked 160 and Ukraine ranked 141 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

YearRussiaUkraineWorld
20240.50.83.7
20230.50.83.8
20220.50.94
20210.60.84
20200.60.83.9
20190.60.94
20180.60.94
20170.70.94.1
20160.80.94.2
20150.814.3
20140.914.4
2013114.5
201211.14.7
201111.15
201011.25.1
20091.11.25.3
20081.11.35.5
20071.21.35.7
20061.31.46
20051.41.56.2
20041.51.56.6
20031.61.66.8
20021.71.77.1
20011.81.77.4
20001.91.87.7
199921.97.9
19982.128.3
19972.128.4
19962.228.6
19952.228.8
19942.228.9
19932.229.1
19922.21.99.2
19912.21.99.3
19902.21.99.4
19892.21.99.5
19882.3210
19872.329.9
19862.42.110.3
19852.52.210.6
19842.62.310.9
19832.62.411.1
19822.72.511.2
19812.72.511.6
19802.72.611.9
19792.82.711.9
19782.82.712.3
19772.82.812.6
19762.82.912.8
19752.82.913.1
19742.8313.3
19732.83.113.5
19722.83.213.7
19712.83.313.9
19702.9–14.2
19692.9–14.6
19683–15
19673.1–15.3
19663.2–15.1
19653.4–15.1
19643.6–15.7
19633.8–16.2
19624–17
19614.3–18.8
19604.6–20.2
19594.9–19.9
19585.2–19.7
1957––20.5
1956––21.3
1955––22.3
1954––22.8
1953––23.3
1952––23.9
1951––24.3
1950––24.7
1949––24.9
1948––24.9
1947––25.5
1946––25.8
1945––26.7
1944––27.4
1943––27.7
1942––27.9
1941––27.8
1940––27.9
1939––28
1938––28.7
1937––28.8
1936––29.1
1935––29.5
1934––30.7
1933––30.5
1932––30.7
1931––31.4
1930––31.6
1929––32
1928––31.9
1927––31.9
1926––32.7
1925––32.4
1924––33.1
1923––33.1
1922––33.2
1921––34.2
1920––34.4
1919––35.7
1918––37.6
1917––35.3
1916––35.1
1915––35.3
1914––35.4
1913––35.1
1912––35.5
191138.5–36
191044–36.4
190940.3–36.6
190839.6–37.2
190736.6–37.4
190640.3–38.1
190544.2–38.8
190437.7–38.9
190340.6–39.5
190241.9–40.1
190144.2–40.8
190040.9–40.9
189939–40.8
189845.3–41.2
189742.2–41
189644.5–41.1
189545.3–41.3
189443–41.2
189340.9–41.2
189249.9–41.7
189144.2–41.3
189047.4–41.5
188944.7–41.2
188840.6–41
188741.6–41.1
188640.3–41.1
188543.9–41.2
188441.3–41.1
188346.1–41.4
188248.9–41.5
188140.9–41.1
188046.5–41.6
187940.9–41.1
187848.7–41.6
187742.2–41.2
187645.2–41.4
187543.2–41.5
187442.6–41.7
187342.6–41.8
187247.9–42.1
187144.5–42.2
187040.3–41.9
186944.7–42.1
186848.6–42.4
186739.5–42
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

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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.

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