Neonatal mortality rate in Russia
Russia: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Russia, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Russia stood at 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Russia peaked at 1.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Russia ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9374 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6685 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4543 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8985 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4141 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3108 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4755 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2386 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2837 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 173 Austria 0.2181 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 174 Greece 0.2175 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 175 Hungary 0.2059 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 177 Lithuania 0.1871 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 178 Italy 0.1803 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 179 Spain 0.1725 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Russia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,176 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 957 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 26 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 26 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 704,178 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 679,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 718,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 692,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 734,691 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 708,976 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Russia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Russia was 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1999 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Russia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Russia ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .