What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Russia and Serbia?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Serbia?

41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russia vs Serbia: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN)

Russia

4.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Serbia

4.6 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Russia rank

155th

Serbia rank

153rd

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) (Mortality UN) over time

Russia
Serbia

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Russia, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Serbia ahead.

Russia ranks 155th and Serbia ranks 153rd of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and Serbia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.1 per 1,000 live births	31.25 per 1,000 live births	12.15 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
1990s	17.34 per 1,000 live births	17.57 per 1,000 live births	0.23 per 1,000 live births	Serbia
2000s	11.76 per 1,000 live births	8.48 per 1,000 live births	3.28 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2010s	6.7 per 1,000 live births	5.6 per 1,000 live births	1.1 per 1,000 live births	Russia
2020s	4.32 per 1,000 live births	4.6 per 1,000 live births	0.28 per 1,000 live births	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Russia or Serbia?: Serbia, at 4.6 per 1,000 live births against 4.1 per 1,000 live births in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Russia and Serbia?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Serbia?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Russia and Serbia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Russia ranks 155th and Serbia ranks 153rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.