What is child mortality in Kazakhstan?

Child mortality in Kazakhstan was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 53.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1868.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Kazakhstan rank for child mortality?

Kazakhstan ranks 131st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Kazakhstan

Name: Child mortality in Kazakhstan
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kazakhstan: Child mortality was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9437 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

131st

of 203 countries

All-time high

53.73 deaths per 100 live births

in 1868

All-time low

0.9437 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Kazakhstan, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Kazakhstan stood at 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Kazakhstan peaked at 53.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1868 and was at its lowest, 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Kazakhstan ranks 131st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	51.32 deaths per 100 live births	49.74 deaths per 100 live births	53.73 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	52.78 deaths per 100 live births	51.54 deaths per 100 live births	53.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	49.9 deaths per 100 live births	48.57 deaths per 100 live births	51.24 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	47.14 deaths per 100 live births	46.28 deaths per 100 live births	48.28 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	45.05 deaths per 100 live births	43.17 deaths per 100 live births	46.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	40.13 deaths per 100 live births	37.59 deaths per 100 live births	42.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	34.48 deaths per 100 live births	31.7 deaths per 100 live births	37.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	26.77 deaths per 100 live births	22.81 deaths per 100 live births	30.99 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	17.62 deaths per 100 live births	13.79 deaths per 100 live births	21.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	12.04 deaths per 100 live births	10.97 deaths per 100 live births	13.03 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	9.75 deaths per 100 live births	8.81 deaths per 100 live births	10.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	7.92 deaths per 100 live births	7.22 deaths per 100 live births	8.62 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	6.05 deaths per 100 live births	5.19 deaths per 100 live births	7.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.01 deaths per 100 live births	4.47 deaths per 100 live births	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.9801 deaths per 100 live births	0.9437 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

128 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Argentina 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births compare
130 Tonga 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Thailand 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Kazakhstan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,857 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 113,463 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 118,755 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 114,320 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 121,672 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 117,102 (2025)

All data for Kazakhstan →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Kazakhstan?: Child mortality in Kazakhstan was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 53.73 deaths per 100 live births in 1868.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kazakhstan rank for child mortality?: Kazakhstan ranks 131st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.