Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia
Russia: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.24 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia is 3.24, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia peaked at 5.66 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.24, in 2023.
That places Russia 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.3 | — |
| 1951 | 4.24 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 4.34 | +2.3% |
| 1953 | 4.38 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 4.22 | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 3.94 | -6.5% |
| 1956 | 3.56 | -9.7% |
| 1957 | 3.78 | +6.1% |
| 1958 | 3.43 | -9.2% |
| 1959 | 3.64 | +6.1% |
| 1960 | 3.41 | -6.2% |
| 1961 | 3.51 | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 3.7 | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 3.47 | -6.1% |
| 1964 | 3.44 | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 3.62 | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 3.6 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 3.68 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 3.71 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.91 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 3.93 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 3.92 | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 3.94 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 3.92 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 3.92 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 4.07 | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 4.08 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 4.13 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 4.17 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 4.28 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.31 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 4.25 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.15 | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 4.27 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.4 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 4.31 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.93 | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 3.96 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.96 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.98 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.1 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.12 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.35 | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 5.21 | +19.8% |
| 1994 | 5.66 | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 5.45 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.09 | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 4.85 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 4.71 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.11 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 5.32 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 5.41 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 5.6 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.61 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.35 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.28 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.82 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 4.55 | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 4.52 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.35 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 4.41 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 3.85 | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.68 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 3.61 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.59 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.5 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.35 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 3.41 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.47 | +31.1% |
| 2021 | 4.69 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.87 | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 3.24 | -16.2% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 3.24 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.34, 2.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Russia's 3.24 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.65, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +31.1% | 3.41 | 4.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.98 | 3.43 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.6 | 3.41 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.04 | 3.92 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 | 3.93 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.87 | 4.1 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 4.35 | 5.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.67 | 3.3 | 4.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 | 3.24 | 4.69 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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- 46 Turkmenistan 3.25 compare
- 47 Mongolia 3.24 compare
- 49 Kiribati 3.24 compare
- 50 Lithuania 3.22 compare
- 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.21 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.7261 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5159 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 957 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Russia was 3.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 in 1994.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Russia ranks 48th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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