Cyprus vs Russia: Child mortality rate
Cyprus
0.5 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia
0.52 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cyprus rank
161st
Russia rank
160th
Child mortality rate over time
- Cyprus
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.52 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5 deaths per 100 live births in Cyprus, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.
Cyprus ranks 161st and Russia ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.83 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1970s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.483 deaths per 100 live births | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.932 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.496 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.973 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.276 deaths per 100 live births | 0.839 deaths per 100 live births | 0.563 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.414 deaths per 100 live births | 0.542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.128 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Cyprus or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.52 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5 deaths per 100 live births in Cyprus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Cyprus and Russia?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Russia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Cyprus and Russia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Cyprus ranks 161st and Russia ranks 160th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.