Child mortality by income level of country in Ukraine
Ukraine: Child mortality by income level of country was 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7888 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
140th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 1971
All-time low
0.7888 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Child mortality by income level of country in Ukraine, 1971–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality by income level of country in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality by income level of country in Ukraine peaked at 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Child mortality by income level of country in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1972 | 3.17 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.99 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 2.46 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.28 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 1.98 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.97 deaths per 100 live births | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.99 deaths per 100 live births | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.29 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.98 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9451 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.915 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8898 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8684 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8503 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8352 deaths per 100 live births | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8218 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8494 deaths per 100 live births | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8047 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 deaths per 100 live births | 2.68 deaths per 100 live births | 3.28 deaths per 100 live births | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9822 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8503 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8494 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality by income level of country in Ukraine?
- Child mortality by income level of country in Ukraine was 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
- What is the lowest child mortality by income level of country recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for child mortality by income level of country?
- Ukraine ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality by income level of country rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality by income level of country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .