Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) was 2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Russian Federation, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Russian Federation stood at 2 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Russian Federation peaked at 8.99 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Russian Federation ranks 188th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births) in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.99 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 8.53 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 7.99 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.38 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 6.82 per 1,000 live births | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 6.35 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 5.92 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 5.43 per 1,000 live births | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 4.54 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 4.65 per 1,000 live births | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 4.68 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.48 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.23 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 3.96 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.67 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 3.39 per 1,000 live births | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 3.11 per 1,000 live births | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 2.58 per 1,000 live births | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 2.35 per 1,000 live births | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 2.16 per 1,000 live births | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 2 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.69 per 1,000 live births | 4.54 per 1,000 live births | 8.99 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.14 per 1,000 live births | 3.11 per 1,000 live births | 4.76 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 per 1,000 live births | 2 per 1,000 live births | 2.84 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More health data for Russian Federation
- Infant mortality rate 4.13 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 5.17 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 34 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 81 index (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 9.4 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.7% (2023)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.1 per 1,000 people (2022)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 2.79 per 10,000 people (2020)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 0 (2024)
- Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Russian Federation?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Russian Federation was 2 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 8.99 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Russian Federation rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Russian Federation ranks 188th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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