Russia vs United Kingdom: Infant mortality rate by sex
Russia
0.37 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.3664 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia rank
161st
United Kingdom rank
162nd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Russia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0036 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1960s | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6636 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1970s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5289 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8684 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8226 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5625 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9127 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 1.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4596 deaths per 100 live births | 0.554 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.5958 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3578 deaths per 100 live births | 0.238 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.3868 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3548 deaths per 100 live births | 0.032 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, Russia or United Kingdom?
- Russia, at 0.37 deaths per 100 live births against 0.3664 deaths per 100 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Russia and United Kingdom?
- 0.0036 deaths per 100 live births, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Kingdom?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United Kingdom rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Russia ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .