Mortality rate, under-5, male in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 5.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
156th
of 197 countries
All-time high
50.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
5.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, male in Russian Federation, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, under-5, male in Russian Federation stood at 5.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Russian Federation peaked at 50.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 5.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

Russian Federation ranks 156th 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, under-5, male in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) in Russian Federation, 1960 to 2024.
Year per 1,000 live births Change
1960 50.7 per 1,000 live births
1961 47.5 per 1,000 live births -6.3%
1962 44.7 per 1,000 live births -5.9%
1963 42.1 per 1,000 live births -5.8%
1964 39.8 per 1,000 live births -5.5%
1965 37.9 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
1966 36.3 per 1,000 live births -4.2%
1967 35 per 1,000 live births -3.6%
1968 34 per 1,000 live births -2.9%
1969 33.2 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1970 32.5 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
1971 32 per 1,000 live births -1.5%
1972 31.7 per 1,000 live births -0.9%
1973 31.4 per 1,000 live births -0.9%
1974 31.3 per 1,000 live births -0.3%
1975 31.2 per 1,000 live births -0.3%
1976 31.2 per 1,000 live births +0.0%
1977 31.3 per 1,000 live births +0.3%
1978 31.2 per 1,000 live births -0.3%
1979 31.1 per 1,000 live births -0.3%
1980 30.9 per 1,000 live births -0.6%
1981 30.6 per 1,000 live births -1.0%
1982 30.2 per 1,000 live births -1.3%
1983 29.7 per 1,000 live births -1.7%
1984 29.1 per 1,000 live births -2.0%
1985 28.5 per 1,000 live births -2.1%
1986 27.7 per 1,000 live births -2.8%
1987 26.8 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
1988 25.9 per 1,000 live births -3.4%
1989 25.2 per 1,000 live births -2.7%
1990 24.8 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
1991 24.7 per 1,000 live births -0.4%
1992 24.8 per 1,000 live births +0.4%
1993 24.9 per 1,000 live births +0.4%
1994 25.1 per 1,000 live births +0.8%
1995 25 per 1,000 live births -0.4%
1996 24.7 per 1,000 live births -1.2%
1997 24.1 per 1,000 live births -2.4%
1998 23.5 per 1,000 live births -2.5%
1999 22.8 per 1,000 live births -3.0%
2000 21.9 per 1,000 live births -3.9%
2001 20.9 per 1,000 live births -4.6%
2002 19.6 per 1,000 live births -6.2%
2003 18.2 per 1,000 live births -7.1%
2004 16.9 per 1,000 live births -7.1%
2005 15.7 per 1,000 live births -7.1%
2006 14.5 per 1,000 live births -7.6%
2007 13.5 per 1,000 live births -6.9%
2008 12.6 per 1,000 live births -6.7%
2009 12 per 1,000 live births -4.8%
2010 11.6 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2011 11.3 per 1,000 live births -2.6%
2012 10.9 per 1,000 live births -3.5%
2013 10.5 per 1,000 live births -3.7%
2014 9.8 per 1,000 live births -6.7%
2015 9.1 per 1,000 live births -7.1%
2016 8.3 per 1,000 live births -8.8%
2017 7.6 per 1,000 live births -8.4%
2018 7 per 1,000 live births -7.9%
2019 6.6 per 1,000 live births -5.7%
2020 6.3 per 1,000 live births -4.5%
2021 6.1 per 1,000 live births -3.2%
2022 6 per 1,000 live births -1.6%
2023 5.8 per 1,000 live births -3.3%
2024 5.7 per 1,000 live births -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.12 per 1,000 live births 33.2 per 1,000 live births 50.7 per 1,000 live births 10
1970s 31.49 per 1,000 live births 31.1 per 1,000 live births 32.5 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 28.46 per 1,000 live births 25.2 per 1,000 live births 30.9 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 24.44 per 1,000 live births 22.8 per 1,000 live births 25.1 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 16.58 per 1,000 live births 12 per 1,000 live births 21.9 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 9.27 per 1,000 live births 6.6 per 1,000 live births 11.6 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 5.98 per 1,000 live births 5.7 per 1,000 live births 6.3 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 154 Canada 5.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 154 Maldives 5.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 156 Malta 5.7 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 158 Cyprus 5.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 159 United Arab Emirates 5.2 per 1,000 live births compare
  7. 159 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.2 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Russian Federation?
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Russian Federation was 5.7 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, under-5, male recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 50.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Russian Federation rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Russian Federation ranks 156th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
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Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.