Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Russia
Russia: Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 was 0.4444 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Russia stood at 0.4444. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Russia peaked at 16.92 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.4444, in 2023.
That places Russia 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.07 | — |
| 1951 | 16.92 | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 13.84 | -18.2% |
| 1953 | 12.52 | -9.5% |
| 1954 | 12.59 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 10.53 | -16.3% |
| 1956 | 6.31 | -40.1% |
| 1957 | 6.21 | -1.6% |
| 1958 | 5.25 | -15.5% |
| 1959 | 5.19 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 4.61 | -11.1% |
| 1961 | 4.12 | -10.8% |
| 1962 | 3.97 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | 3.77 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 3.44 | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 3.26 | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 3.12 | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 3.08 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.1 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3 | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 2.8 | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 2.57 | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 2.61 | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.63 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 2.71 | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.83 | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 2.95 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 2.9 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.87 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.78 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 2.76 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2.72 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.56 | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.53 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.6 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2.55 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.42 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.35 | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.29 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.14 | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 2.08 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.1 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.12 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.36 | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 2.31 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.24 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 2.12 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 2.09 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2.04 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.07 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.96 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.89 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.74 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 1.57 | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.47 | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.39 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1.19 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9687 | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9914 | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9145 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8078 | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7375 | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.665 | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6223 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5893 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5725 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5762 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.492 | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4444 | -9.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.4444 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5518, 81% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.4444 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4183, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | -40.1% | 10.53 | 6.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.54 | 5.19 | 16.92 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.55 | 3 | 4.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.77 | 2.57 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 | 2.14 | 2.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 | 2.04 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.04 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8562 | 0.5893 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5213 | 0.4444 | 0.5762 | 4 |
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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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 957 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Russia?
- Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 in Russia was 0.4444 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.92 in 1951.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4444 in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for child mortality rate including un projections through 2100?
- Russia ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality rate including un projections through 2100 rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate including un projections through 2100. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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