Causes of mortality in Russia
Russia: Causes of mortality was 1.80 million Deaths in 2019. ▼ Falling
Causes of mortality in Russia, 1980–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Russia is 1.80 million Deaths, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Russia peaked at 4.60 million Deaths in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.80 million Deaths, in 2019.
That places Russia 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Causes of mortality in Russia, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.05 million Deaths | — |
| 1981 | 3.05 million Deaths | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.01 million Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 3.13 million Deaths | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 3.30 million Deaths | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 3.25 million Deaths | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 3.00 million Deaths | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 3.06 million Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 3.14 million Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.17 million Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 3.31 million Deaths | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 3.38 million Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 3.61 million Deaths | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 4.26 million Deaths | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 4.60 million Deaths | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 4.41 million Deaths | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 4.16 million Deaths | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 4.03 million Deaths | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.98 million Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.14 million Deaths | -46.1% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million Deaths | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million Deaths | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 2.33 million Deaths | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.36 million Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.30 million Deaths | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.30 million Deaths | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2.17 million Deaths | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 2.08 million Deaths | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million Deaths | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million Deaths | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 million Deaths | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million Deaths | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.91 million Deaths | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million Deaths | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 million Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.80 million Deaths | -1.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 1.80 million Deaths is above the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 15.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Russia's 1.80 million Deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 111,294 Deaths, 16.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Causes of mortality in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -46.1% | 3.98 million Deaths | 2.14 million Deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.12 million Deaths | 3.00 million Deaths | 3.30 million Deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.79 million Deaths | 2.14 million Deaths | 4.60 million Deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 million Deaths | 2.01 million Deaths | 2.36 million Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 million Deaths | 1.80 million Deaths | 2.03 million Deaths | 10 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 1 United States 3.09 million Deaths compare
- 1 Türkiye 525,814 Deaths compare
- 2 Poland 408,504 Deaths compare
- 3 Croatia 51,275 Deaths compare
- 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
- 3 Netherlands 172,165 Deaths compare
- 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
- 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
- 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
- 5 Latvia 26,316 Deaths compare
More health data for Russia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.7261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5159 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 957 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of mortality in Russia?
- Causes of mortality in Russia was 1.80 million Deaths in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.60 million Deaths in 1994.
- What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.80 million Deaths in 2019.
- How does Russia rank for causes of mortality?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.