Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Child mortality rate

Russia
0.5173 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.4789 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia rank
159th
United Arab Emirates rank
161st

Child mortality rate over time

  • Russia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.5173 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0384 deaths per 100 live births.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Russia ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 161st of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 3.58 deaths per 100 live births 15.35 deaths per 100 live births 11.77 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1970s 2.79 deaths per 100 live births 6.37 deaths per 100 live births 3.58 deaths per 100 live births United Arab Emirates
1980s 2.5 deaths per 100 live births 2.33 deaths per 100 live births 0.1664 deaths per 100 live births Russia
1990s 2.15 deaths per 100 live births 1.26 deaths per 100 live births 0.8851 deaths per 100 live births Russia
2000s 1.47 deaths per 100 live births 0.9869 deaths per 100 live births 0.4822 deaths per 100 live births Russia
2010s 0.8373 deaths per 100 live births 0.7682 deaths per 100 live births 0.0691 deaths per 100 live births Russia
2020s 0.5431 deaths per 100 live births 0.5337 deaths per 100 live births 0.0093 deaths per 100 live births Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Russia or United Arab Emirates?
Russia, at 0.5173 deaths per 100 live births against 0.4789 deaths per 100 live births in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Russia and United Arab Emirates?
0.0384 deaths per 100 live births, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Russia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for child mortality rate?
Russia ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
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, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .