Russia vs United Kingdom: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Russia
5.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
United Kingdom
4.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Russia rank
157th
United Kingdom rank
160th
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) over time
- Russia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Russia currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 157th and United Kingdom ranks 160th of 197 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.82 per 1,000 live births | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | 11.92 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 1970s | 27.88 per 1,000 live births | 18.19 per 1,000 live births | 9.69 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 25 per 1,000 live births | 11.77 per 1,000 live births | 13.23 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 21.49 per 1,000 live births | 7.59 per 1,000 live births | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 14.69 per 1,000 live births | 6.02 per 1,000 live births | 8.67 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 8.39 per 1,000 live births | 4.62 per 1,000 live births | 3.77 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 5.42 per 1,000 live births | 4.52 per 1,000 live births | 0.9 per 1,000 live births | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Russia or United Kingdom?
- Russia, at 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 4.7 per 1,000 live births in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Russia and United Kingdom?
- 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Kingdom?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Russia and United Kingdom rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Russia ranks 157th and United Kingdom ranks 160th 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.