Canada vs Russia: Youth mortality rate
Canada
0.6508 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Russia
0.6982 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Canada rank
158th
Russia rank
155th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Canada
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.6982 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6508 deaths per 100 live births in Canada, a difference of 0.0474 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 158th and Russia ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.8903 deaths per 100 live births | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.7305 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 1.13 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.6388 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.45 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.6328 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7316 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0988 deaths per 100 live births | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Canada or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.6982 deaths per 100 live births against 0.6508 deaths per 100 live births in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Canada and Russia?
- 0.0474 deaths per 100 live births, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Russia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Russia rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Canada ranks 158th and Russia ranks 155th 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 Youth mortality rate. 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 children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.