What is child mortality rate in Kazakhstan?

Child mortality rate in Kazakhstan was 0.9437 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 child mortality rate recorded in Kazakhstan?

The highest recorded value was 8.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Kazakhstan?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Kazakhstan rank for child mortality rate?

Kazakhstan ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Kazakhstan?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Kazakhstan 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Kazakhstan

Name: Child mortality rate in Kazakhstan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Kazakhstan: Child mortality rate was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9437 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

130th

of 199 countries

All-time high

8.56 deaths per 100 live births

in 1971

All-time low

0.9437 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1971–2024

Child mortality rate in Kazakhstan, 1971–2024

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, child mortality rate in Kazakhstan stood at 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Kazakhstan ranks 130th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	7.85 deaths per 100 live births	7.22 deaths per 100 live births	8.56 deaths per 100 live births	9
1980s	6.05 deaths per 100 live births	5.19 deaths per 100 live births	7.02 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	5.01 deaths per 100 live births	4.47 deaths per 100 live births	5.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	3.21 deaths per 100 live births	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.37 deaths per 100 live births	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.9801 deaths per 100 live births	0.9437 deaths per 100 live births	1.01 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

127 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Argentina 0.9514 deaths per 100 live births compare
129 Tonga 0.9513 deaths per 100 live births compare
131 Albania 0.9227 deaths per 100 live births compare
132 Antigua and Barbuda 0.9051 deaths per 100 live births compare
133 Thailand 0.8963 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Kazakhstan

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,857 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 113,463 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 118,755 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 114,320 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 121,672 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 117,102 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Kazakhstan?: Child mortality rate in Kazakhstan was 0.9437 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 child mortality rate recorded in Kazakhstan?: The highest recorded value was 8.56 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Kazakhstan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Kazakhstan rank for child mortality rate?: Kazakhstan ranks 130th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Kazakhstan?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .