Infant mortality rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Infant mortality rate was 7.63 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 7.63 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Ukraine peaked at 17.59 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.63, in 2024.
That places Ukraine 118th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.59 | — |
| 2001 | 16.83 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 16.06 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 15.35 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.69 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 14.1 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 13.58 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 13.07 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 12.53 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 11.97 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 11.41 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 10.88 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 10.39 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 9.95 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 9.56 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 9.23 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.93 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 8.69 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.48 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.31 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.16 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.04 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.97 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.79 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 7.63 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.58 | 11.97 | 17.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.58 | 8.31 | 11.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.92 | 7.63 | 8.16 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Ukraine?
- Infant mortality rate in Ukraine was 7.63 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 17.59 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.63 in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for infant mortality rate?
- Ukraine ranks 118th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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