What is infant mortality rate in Ukraine?

Infant mortality rate in Ukraine was 0.7626 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?

The highest recorded value was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Ukraine rank for infant mortality rate?

Ukraine ranks 133rd out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Ukraine

Name: Infant mortality rate in Ukraine
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ukraine: Infant mortality rate was 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.7626 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

133rd

of 199 countries

All-time high

2.94 deaths per 100 live births

in 1971

All-time low

0.7626 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1971–2024

Infant mortality rate 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

The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Ukraine is 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Ukraine ranks 133rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.68 deaths per 100 live births	2.48 deaths per 100 live births	2.94 deaths per 100 live births	9
1980s	2.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.85 deaths per 100 live births	2.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.46 deaths per 100 live births	1.2 deaths per 100 live births	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9585 deaths per 100 live births	0.831 deaths per 100 live births	1.14 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.7917 deaths per 100 live births	0.7626 deaths per 100 live births	0.8165 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

130 Tonga 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Thailand 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Nauru 0.7719 deaths per 100 live births compare
134 Georgia 0.7454 deaths per 100 live births compare
135 Kazakhstan 0.742 deaths per 100 live births compare
136 Bahrain 0.7314 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Ukraine

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 23,669 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 23,669 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,368 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 197,178 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 196,520 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 191,870 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 195,295 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 189,771 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Ukraine?: Infant mortality rate in Ukraine was 0.7626 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?: The highest recorded value was 2.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7626 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Ukraine rank for infant mortality rate?: Ukraine ranks 133rd out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .