Mortality rate, infant in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Mortality rate, infant was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
36.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
4.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Russian Federation, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 4.1 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Russian Federation peaked at 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 4.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Russian Federation ranks 155th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 1962 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 1963 | 29.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 26.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 25.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 24.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1968 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 22.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 22.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 22 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 20.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 20 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 18.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 17.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 16.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 14.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 12 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2 per 1,000 live births | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 9 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 8.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 7.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 6.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 6 per 1,000 live births | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 5.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 4.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.45 per 1,000 live births | 23.3 per 1,000 live births | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.09 per 1,000 live births | 21.8 per 1,000 live births | 22.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.97 per 1,000 live births | 17.7 per 1,000 live births | 21.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.34 per 1,000 live births | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.76 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 4.8 per 1,000 live births | 8.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 per 1,000 live births | 4.1 per 1,000 live births | 4.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 153 Bulgaria 4.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 153 Serbia 4.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 155 China 4.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 155 Croatia 4.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 155 Cyprus 4.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 155 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.1 per 1,000 live births compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Russian Federation?
- Mortality rate, infant in Russian Federation was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Russian Federation rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Russian Federation ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.