Statizoid

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate was 19.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
19.65 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
32nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
24.77 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2005
All-time low
12.48 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
Years of data
40
1980–2019

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation, 1980–2019

05101520251980199920191980: 22.4 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 20.8 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people1983: 18.6 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 19 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 17.8 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 14.7 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 14.1 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 13.7 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 13.1 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 12.5 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 13.5 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 17.8 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 20.3 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 21 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 21.5 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 20.6 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 18.9 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 23.8 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 23.9 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 23.2 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 23.9 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 23.8 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 23.6 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 24.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 22.8 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 21.9 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 21.5 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 20.2 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 19.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 20.2 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 21 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 21.8 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 21.4 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 21.1 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 19.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation is 19.65 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation peaked at 24.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1991.

That places Russian Federation 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1980 22.41 deaths per 100,000 people —
1981 20.78 deaths per 100,000 people -7.3%
1982 19.14 deaths per 100,000 people -7.9%
1983 18.57 deaths per 100,000 people -3.0%
1984 18.96 deaths per 100,000 people +2.1%
1985 17.81 deaths per 100,000 people -6.1%
1986 14.72 deaths per 100,000 people -17.4%
1987 14.11 deaths per 100,000 people -4.1%
1988 13.67 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
1989 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
1990 12.53 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
1991 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people -0.4%
1992 13.55 deaths per 100,000 people +8.6%
1993 17.84 deaths per 100,000 people +31.6%
1994 20.31 deaths per 100,000 people +13.9%
1995 21.04 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%
1996 21.46 deaths per 100,000 people +2.0%
1997 20.57 deaths per 100,000 people -4.1%
1998 18.87 deaths per 100,000 people -8.3%
1999 23.78 deaths per 100,000 people +26.0%
2000 23.94 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2001 23.2 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
2002 23.85 deaths per 100,000 people +2.8%
2003 23.78 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2004 23.55 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2005 24.77 deaths per 100,000 people +5.2%
2006 22.79 deaths per 100,000 people -8.0%
2007 21.92 deaths per 100,000 people -3.8%
2008 21.94 deaths per 100,000 people +0.1%
2009 21.49 deaths per 100,000 people -2.1%
2010 21.29 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2011 21.28 deaths per 100,000 people -0.1%
2012 20.17 deaths per 100,000 people -5.2%
2013 19.9 deaths per 100,000 people -1.4%
2014 20.21 deaths per 100,000 people +1.6%
2015 21.02 deaths per 100,000 people +4.0%
2016 21.78 deaths per 100,000 people +3.6%
2017 21.42 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
2018 21.09 deaths per 100,000 people -1.6%
2019 19.65 deaths per 100,000 people -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 17.33 deaths per 100,000 people 13.09 deaths per 100,000 people 22.41 deaths per 100,000 people 10
1990s 18.24 deaths per 100,000 people 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people 23.78 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 23.12 deaths per 100,000 people 21.49 deaths per 100,000 people 24.77 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 20.78 deaths per 100,000 people 19.65 deaths per 100,000 people 21.78 deaths per 100,000 people 10

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 29 Peru 21.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 30 Panama 20.53 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 31 Grenada 20.27 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 33 Türkiye 19.63 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 34 Mayotte 18.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 35 French Guiana 18.24 deaths per 100,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

More health data for Russian Federation

All data for Russian Federation →

Frequently asked questions

What is infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation?
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation was 19.65 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infectious and parasitic diseases death rate recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 24.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
What is the lowest infectious and parasitic diseases death rate recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 12.48 deaths per 100,000 people in 1991.
How does Russian Federation rank for infectious and parasitic diseases death rate?
Russian Federation ranks 32nd out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is infectious and parasitic diseases death rate rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 40 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation. Statizoid, drawing on WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/infectious-and-parasitic-diseases-death-rate-who-mdb/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/infectious-and-parasitic-diseases-death-rate-who-mdb/russian-federation/">Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate in Russian Federation</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Infectious and parasitic diseases death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from infectious and parasitic diseases in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.