In 2023, the infant mortality rate in Russia decreased by 0.2 deaths per 1,000 live births (-5.13 percent) compared to 2022. In 2023, the infant mortality rate thereby reached its lowest value in recent years. The infant mortality rate is the number of newborns who do not survive past the first 12 months of life. This is generally expressed as a value per 1,000 live births, and also includes neonatal mortality (deaths within the first 28 days of life).Find more statistics on other topics about Russia with key insights such as death rate, total fertility rate, and total life expectancy at birth.

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The infant mortality rate in Russia, for children under the age of one year old, was over 266 deaths per thousand births in 1870. This means that for all babies born in 1870, over one quarter did not survive past their first birthday. Unfortunately some information is missing in the early twentieth century, during Russia's revolutionary period and again during the Second World War, however it is noticeable that Russia's infant mortality rate fell to one death for every ten babies born in 1955, and from this point the rate has fallen to just six deaths per thousand births today.

The mortality rate of infants under one year old significantly decreased in Russia since 1950. In urban areas, there were 4.3 infant deaths recorded per thousand live births in 2022, compared to 100.9 deaths at the beginning of the period under consideration. The death rate of infants in rural areas was higher than in cities since 1960.

Russia infant mortality rate for 2025 is 4.54, a 2.85% decline from 2024.

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<li>Russia infant mortality rate for 2024 was <strong>4.67</strong>, a <strong>26.32% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Russia infant mortality rate for 2023 was <strong>3.70</strong>, a <strong>5.13% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Russia infant mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>3.90</strong>, a <strong>4.88% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

In 2022, the mortality rate of female infants in Russia was recorded at 3.9 deaths per thousand live births, compared to nearly 5 deaths per thousand live births for infant boys under one year old. The death rate of male infants was greater than that of female infants in every period under consideration. In general, the figures have gradually decreased since 2012.

In 2022, the infant mortality rate in rural areas of Russia was higher than in cities for both genders. Five male infant deaths per thousand live births were recorded in rural regions, compared to 4.7 in urban areas.

5,5 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is calculated as the sum of two components, the first of which - the ratio of the number of deaths before the age of one year from the generation born in the year for which the calculated ratio to the total number of births in the same year, and the second - the ratio of the number of deaths at age up to one year from the generation born in the previous year to the total number of births in the previous year

The death rate in Russia decreased to 12.1 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants compared to the previous year. Therefore, the death rate in Russia saw its lowest number in that year with 12.1 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants. The crude death rate is the annual number of deaths divided by the total population, expressed per 1,000 people.Find more statistics on other topics about Russia with key insights such as total life expectancy at birth, total fertility rate, and infant mortality rate.

3.6 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.

6,1 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is calculated as the sum of two components, the first of which - the ratio of the number of deaths before the age of one year from the generation born in the year for which the calculated ratio to the total number of births in the same year, and the second - the ratio of the number of deaths at age up to one year from the generation born in the previous year to the total number of births in the previous year

6,0 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is calculated as the sum of two components, the first of which - the ratio of the number of deaths before the age of one year from the generation born in the year for which the calculated ratio to the total number of births in the same year, and the second - the ratio of the number of deaths at age up to one year from the generation born in the previous year to the total number of births in the previous year

6.6 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is calculated as the sum of two components, the first of which - the ratio of the number of deaths before the age of one year from the generation born in the year for which the calculated ratio to the total number of births in the same year, and the second - the ratio of the number of deaths at age up to one year from the generation born in the previous year to the total number of births in the previous year

8,3 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.

6,1 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.

5.6 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is calculated as the sum of two components, the first of which - the ratio of the number of deaths before the age of one year from the generation born in the year for which the calculated ratio to the total number of births in the same year, and the second - the ratio of the number of deaths at age up to one year from the generation born in the previous year to the total number of births in the previous year

10,0 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.

6,5 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is calculated as the sum of two components, the first of which - the ratio of the number of deaths before the age of one year from the generation born in the year for which the calculated ratio to the total number of births in the same year, and the second - the ratio of the number of deaths at age up to one year from the generation born in the previous year to the total number of births in the previous year

8,3 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in a given geographical area during a given year, per 1,000 live births occurring among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.

5.5 (Deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2015. The infant mortality rate is calculated as the sum of two components, the first of which - the ratio of the number of deaths before the age of one year from the generation born in the year for which the calculated ratio to the total number of births in the same year, and the second - the ratio of the number of deaths at age up to one year from the generation born in the previous year to the total number of births in the previous year