Russia

Child mortality in Russia

Child mortality in Russia: 39.5 per 100 live births in 1867 and 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates.

Latest, 2024
0.5 per 100 live births
Since 1867
−39 per 100 live births
Rank, 2024
160 of 200
counting from the highest
World, 2024
3.7 per 100 live births
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deaths before age 5 per 100 live births · Gapminder and UN IGME

Child mortality in RussiaChild mortality in Russia: 39.5 per 100 live births in 1867 and 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024, by Gapminder and UN IGME estimates. The highest was 49.9 per 100 live births in 1892, the lowest 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024.
Estimates, Gapminder and UN IGMEWorld

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 49.9 per 100 live births in 1892, the lowest 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024.

Every year

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

YearRussiaWorld
20240.53.7
20230.53.8
20220.54
20210.64
20200.63.9
20190.64
20180.64
20170.74.1
20160.84.2
20150.84.3
20140.94.4
201314.5
201214.7
201115
201015.1
20091.15.3
20081.15.5
20071.25.7
20061.36
20051.46.2
20041.56.6
20031.66.8
20021.77.1
20011.87.4
20001.97.7
199927.9
19982.18.3
19972.18.4
19962.28.6
19952.28.8
19942.28.9
19932.29.1
19922.29.2
19912.29.3
19902.29.4
19892.29.5
19882.310
19872.39.9
19862.410.3
19852.510.6
19842.610.9
19832.611.1
19822.711.2
19812.711.6
19802.711.9
19792.811.9
19782.812.3
19772.812.6
19762.812.8
19752.813.1
19742.813.3
19732.813.5
19722.813.7
19712.813.9
19702.914.2
19692.914.6
1968315
19673.115.3
19663.215.1
19653.415.1
19643.615.7
19633.816.2
1962417
19614.318.8
19604.620.2
19594.919.9
19585.219.7
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
191138.536
19104436.4
190940.336.6
190839.637.2
190736.637.4
190640.338.1
190544.238.8
190437.738.9
190340.639.5
190241.940.1
190144.240.8
190040.940.9
18993940.8
189845.341.2
189742.241
189644.541.1
189545.341.3
18944341.2
189340.941.2
189249.941.7
189144.241.3
189047.441.5
188944.741.2
188840.641
188741.641.1
188640.341.1
188543.941.2
188441.341.1
188346.141.4
188248.941.5
188140.941.1
188046.541.6
187940.941.1
187848.741.6
187742.241.2
187645.241.4
187543.241.5
187442.641.7
187342.641.8
187247.942.1
187144.542.2
187040.341.9
186944.742.1
186848.642.4
186739.542
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

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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