Number of deaths in Russia
Russia: Number of deaths was 2.43 million deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths in Russia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2021, number of deaths in Russia stood at 2.43 million deaths. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Russia peaked at 2.43 million deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.77 million deaths, in 2019.
Russia ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in Russia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.22 million deaths | — |
| 2001 | 2.24 million deaths | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million deaths | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.37 million deaths | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.30 million deaths | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.31 million deaths | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million deaths | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million deaths | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.09 million deaths | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.03 million deaths | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.03 million deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.93 million deaths | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 million deaths | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million deaths | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million deaths | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million deaths | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million deaths | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million deaths | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.83 million deaths | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.77 million deaths | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.14 million deaths | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 2.43 million deaths | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.21 million deaths | 2.03 million deaths | 2.37 million deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.88 million deaths | 1.77 million deaths | 2.03 million deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million deaths | 2.14 million deaths | 2.43 million deaths | 2 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7,288 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths in Russia?
- Number of deaths in Russia was 2.43 million deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.77 million deaths in 2019.
- How does Russia rank for number of deaths?
- Russia ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes.