Argentina vs Russian Federation: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Argentina
5,245 deaths
in 2023
Russian Federation
5,935 deaths
in 2023
Argentina rank
71st
Russian Federation rank
70th

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Argentina
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 5,935 deaths against 5,245 deaths in Argentina, a difference of 690 deaths.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 71st and Russian Federation ranks 70th of 236 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1950s 37,157 deaths 306,454 deaths 269,297 deaths Russian Federation
1960s 34,847 deaths 82,134 deaths 47,287 deaths Russian Federation
1970s 32,998 deaths 58,282 deaths 25,284 deaths Russian Federation
1980s 24,243 deaths 59,578 deaths 35,335 deaths Russian Federation
1990s 18,939 deaths 33,341 deaths 14,402 deaths Russian Federation
2000s 13,190 deaths 21,356 deaths 8,167 deaths Russian Federation
2010s 9,734 deaths 15,554 deaths 5,821 deaths Russian Federation
2020s 5,735 deaths 7,464 deaths 1,729 deaths Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Argentina or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 5,935 deaths against 5,245 deaths in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Argentina and Russian Federation?
690 deaths, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Russian Federation?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Russian Federation rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Argentina ranks 71st and Russian Federation ranks 70th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.