What is child mortality rate in Ukraine?

Child mortality rate in Ukraine was 0.7888 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 Ukraine?

The highest recorded value was 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.

What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?

The lowest recorded value was 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Ukraine rank for child mortality rate?

Ukraine ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Ukraine?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ukraine 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 Ukraine

Name: Child mortality rate in Ukraine
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)

Ukraine: Child mortality rate was 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.7888 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

140th

of 199 countries

All-time high

3.28 deaths per 100 live births

in 1971

All-time low

0.7888 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1971–2024

Child mortality rate in Ukraine, 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

Ukraine recorded 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Ukraine peaked at 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Ukraine 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.95 deaths per 100 live births	2.68 deaths per 100 live births	3.28 deaths per 100 live births	9
1980s	2.25 deaths per 100 live births	1.94 deaths per 100 live births	2.61 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	2.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	1.5 deaths per 100 live births	1.23 deaths per 100 live births	1.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.9822 deaths per 100 live births	0.8503 deaths per 100 live births	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.82 deaths per 100 live births	0.7888 deaths per 100 live births	0.8494 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

137 Malaysia 0.8309 deaths per 100 live births compare
138 Nauru 0.8261 deaths per 100 live births compare
139 Kuwait 0.8104 deaths per 100 live births compare
141 Uruguay 0.7447 deaths per 100 live births compare
142 Romania 0.7311 deaths per 100 live births compare
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6905 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Ukraine

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,126 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 81 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 23,669 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 23,669 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 201,368 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 197,178 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 196,520 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 191,870 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 195,295 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 189,771 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Ukraine?: Child mortality rate in Ukraine was 0.7888 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 Ukraine?: The highest recorded value was 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in 1971.
What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?: The lowest recorded value was 0.7888 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Ukraine rank for child mortality rate?: Ukraine ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Ukraine?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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 .