Youth mortality rate in Ukraine
Ukraine: Youth mortality rate was 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9787 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
139th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.44 deaths per 100 live births
in 1995
All-time low
0.9787 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Youth mortality rate in Ukraine, 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, youth mortality rate in Ukraine stood at 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Ukraine peaked at 2.44 deaths per 100 live births in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Ukraine ranks 139th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Youth mortality rate in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1990 | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.41 deaths per 100 live births | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.43 deaths per 100 live births | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.39 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.72 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.65 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.3 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 1 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9875 deaths per 100 live births | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9927 deaths per 100 live births | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6 deaths per 100 live births, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births, 2.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 136 Nauru 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 137 Malaysia 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 138 Georgia 1.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 140 Kuwait 0.9779 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 141 Uruguay 0.8928 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 142 Romania 0.8623 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Ukraine?
- Youth mortality rate in Ukraine was 0.9787 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 deaths per 100 live births in 1995.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9787 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Ukraine rank for youth mortality rate?
- Ukraine ranks 139th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.