Croatia vs Russia: Infant mortality rate by sex

Croatia
0.3751 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Croatia rank
159th
Russia rank
161st

Infant mortality rate by sex over time

  • Croatia
  • Russia
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.3751 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.0051 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Russia ahead.

Croatia ranks 159th and Russia ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Russia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.34 deaths per 100 live births 1.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births Russia
1990s 0.7998 deaths per 100 live births 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 0.6754 deaths per 100 live births Russia
2000s 0.548 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births 0.4655 deaths per 100 live births Russia
2010s 0.3881 deaths per 100 live births 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births 0.2077 deaths per 100 live births Russia
2020s 0.3606 deaths per 100 live births 0.3868 deaths per 100 live births 0.0262 deaths per 100 live births Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Croatia or Russia?
Croatia, at 0.3751 deaths per 100 live births against 0.37 deaths per 100 live births in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Croatia and Russia?
0.0051 deaths per 100 live births, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Russia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Russia rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
Croatia ranks 159th and Russia ranks 161st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .