Neonatal mortality ihme in Russia
Russia: Neonatal mortality ihme was 0.3 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2.57
in 1950
All-time low
0.3
in 2017
Years of data
70
1950–2019
Neonatal mortality ihme in Russia, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality ihme in Russia is 0.3, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality ihme in Russia peaked at 2.57 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3, in 2017.
Russia ranks 156th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality ihme in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.57 | — |
| 1951 | 2.54 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 2.51 | -1.2% |
| 1953 | 2.46 | -2.0% |
| 1954 | 2.42 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 2.38 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 2.34 | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 2.32 | -0.9% |
| 1958 | 2.28 | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 2.42 | +6.1% |
| 1960 | 2.19 | -9.5% |
| 1961 | 1.99 | -9.1% |
| 1962 | 2 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.96 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.81 | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 1.68 | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 1.62 | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.66 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.63 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.55 | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 1.42 | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 1.45 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.47 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.52 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.57 | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.63 | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 1.6 | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.57 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.5 | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.47 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 1.42 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.32 | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.33 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.28 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 1.29 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.22 | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.2 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.23 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.21 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.26 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.22 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.19 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.11 | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.06 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.97 | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.88 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.77 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.75 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.66 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.62 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.58 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.54 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.51 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.46 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.51 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.47 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.43 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.36 | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.34 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3 | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.25, 1.2× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.23, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.42 | 2.28 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.82 | 1.62 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.53 | 1.42 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 1.22 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.698 | 0.51 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.393 | 0.3 | 0.51 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More health data for Russia
- 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 neonatal mortality ihme in Russia?
- Neonatal mortality ihme in Russia was 0.3 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality ihme recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 in 2017.
- How does Russia rank for neonatal mortality ihme?
- Russia ranks 156th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality ihme rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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