In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Kazakhstan was 7.6. Between 1971 and 2023, the figure dropped by 67.9, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Historical dataset showing Kazakhstan infant mortality rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 10.100 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.200 Ratio for 2015. Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 44.400 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.900 Ratio in 1971 and a record low of 10.100 Ratio in 2016. Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kazakhstan – Table KZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted Average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Actual value and historical data chart for Kazakhstan Mortality Rate Infant Per 1 000 Live Births

Infant mortality rate of Kazakhstan fell by 1.30% from 7.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022 to 7.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023. Since the 12.03% slump in 2013, infant mortality rate plummeted by 35.04% in 2023. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Kazakhstan: Infant deaths per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2022 is 9 deaths per 1000 live births, unchanged from 9 deaths per 1000 live births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 19 deaths per 1000 live births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Kazakhstan from 1971 to 2022 is 38 deaths per 1000 live births. The minimum value, 9 deaths per 1000 live births, was reached in 2017 while the maximum of 69 deaths per 1000 live births was recorded in 1971.

7.6 (deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2023. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.

Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 11.400 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.600 Ratio for 2015. Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 52.200 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 84.000 Ratio in 1971 and a record low of 11.400 Ratio in 2016. Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Under-5: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kazakhstan – Table KZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.; ; Estimates Developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Infant per 1000 Births data was reported at 7.800 NA in 2050. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.000 NA for 2049. Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Infant per 1000 Births data is updated yearly, averaging 18.150 NA from Jun 1989 (Median) to 2050, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 50.600 NA in 1993 and a record low of 7.800 NA in 2050. Kazakhstan KZ: Mortality Rate: Infant per 1000 Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kazakhstan – Table KZ.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

Actual value and historical data chart for Kazakhstan Number Of Infant Deaths

9.6 (deaths per 1,000 live births) in 2023. Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates.

The total life expectancy at birth in Kazakhstan amounted to 74.4 years in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the life expectancy at birth rose by 16.45 years, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Kazakhstan KZ: Number of Death: Infant data was reported at 3,853.000 Person in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,321.000 Person for 2015. Kazakhstan KZ: Number of Death: Infant data is updated yearly, averaging 14,000.000 Person from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2016, with 45 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,696.000 Person in 1972 and a record low of 3,853.000 Person in 2016. Kazakhstan KZ: Number of Death: Infant data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kazakhstan – Table KZ.World Bank: Health Statistics. Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Sum;

This scatter chart displays life expectancy at birth (year) against death rate (per 1,000 people) in Kazakhstan. The data is about countries per year.

Historical dataset showing Kazakhstan birth rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

The life expectancy experiences significant growth in all gender groups in 2023. As part of the positive trend, the life expectancy reaches the maximum value for the different genders at the end of the comparison period. Particularly noteworthy is the life expectancy of women at birth, which has the highest value of 78.39 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Comoros and St. Vincent & Grenadines.

Abstract

The Kazakhstan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) was conducted in 2015 by the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan (herein MNE RK).

This is the third MICS Survey in Kazakhstan. The findings from these surveys were used in development and implementation of state programmes in the areas of mother and child health, as well as country programmes of the United Nation Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Kazakhstan, highlighting the need to improve the statistical data management system with regard to children. Such surveys are crucially important in terms of assessing the state of children and women in Kazakhstan as they provide unique information for development of the national child-centred policy and for international positioning of Kazakhstan. The survey provides statistically sound and internationally comparable data essential for development of evidence base and programmes, and for monitoring country progress towards national goals and global (international) commitments. Among these global commitments are those emanating from international agreements - the World Fit for Children Declaration and its Plan of Action, the goals of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS, the Education for All Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In addition, the 2015 Kazakhstan MICS results will contribute to establishing a baseline for monitoring the state of women and children in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

OBJECTIVES

• To provide up-to-date information for assessing the situation of children and women in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

• To collect information that will help to improve national policies in the area of childhood and motherhood protection;

• To generate data for the critical assessment of the progress made in various areas, and to put additional efforts in areas that require more attention;

• To collect disaggregated data for the identification of disparities, to allow for evidence based policy-making aimed at social inclusion of the most vulnerable;

• To validate data from other sources and the results of focused interventions;

• To contribute to the generation of baseline data for the post-2015 agenda;

• To contribute to the improvement of data and monitoring systems in the Republic of Kazakhstan and to strengthen technical expertise in the design and implementation of such systems as well as in a better analysis of available data.

Geographic coverage

National level, for urban and rural areas, and for 16 administrative districts (14 regions and 2 cities) of the country: Akmola, Aktobe, Almaty oblast, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Zhambyl, Karaganda, Kostanai, Kyzylorda, Mangistau, South Kazakhstan, Pavlodar, North Kazakhstan and East Kazakhstan regions, and two large cities Astana and Almaty. Urban and rural areas in each of the 14 regions and 2 large cities of republican significance - Astana and Almaty - were defined as the sampling strata.

Analysis unit

• Individuals

• Households

Universe

All de jure household members (usual residents), all women aged 15-49 years and all children under 5.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The database and cartographic materials of the 2009 National Population Census (2009 Census) in the Republic of Kazakhstan were used in the process forming the sampling frame. The census enumeration areas (EAs) formed for the Census were used as the primary sampling units (PSUs).

The urban and rural areas within each region were identified as the main sampling strata and the sample was selected in two stages. In total, 30 strata were formed - 16 urban including two large cities and 14 rural. At the first sampling stage within each stratum, 840 census enumeration areas were selected systematically with probability proportional to size. At the second sampling stage, upon conducting a household listing within the selected enumeration areas, a random systematic sample of 20 households was drawn in each sample enumeration area, for a total sample size of 16,800 households.

Out of 840 clusters, which were liable for verification, cluster #338, located in the Karaganda region, was inaccessible due to the fact that this territory is under a long-term lease to the Russian Federation and thus under its jurisdiction.

The sample was stratified by region, urban and rural areas, and is not self-weighted. The sample weights are used for reporting nationally representative results. A more detailed description of the sample design can be found in the Final Report (Appendix A, Sample Design) attached as Related Material.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Three sets of questionnaires were used in the survey: 1) a household questionnaire which was used to collect basic demographic information on all de jure household members (usual residents), the household, and the dwelling; 2) a questionnaire for individual women administered in each household to all women aged 15-49 years; and 3) an under-5 questionnaire, administered to mothers (or primary caretakers) of all children under 5 living in the household that included a form for collecting vaccination records at Health Facilities for children under 3.

The Fertility module was included in order to be able to calculate indicators concerning total fertility rate and adolescent birth rate. From the onset, it was decided that childhood mortality indicators will not be calculated on the basis of this survey. Following the 2013 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) mission to Kazakhstan, which assessed that the official registration of births and deaths of children aged 0 to 5 years in the country was in line with international standards, the government made a decision to use infant and child mortality data generated by the official statistics, taking into account the adjustments of the IGME.

The Questionnaire for Children Under Five was administered to mothers (or primary caretakers) of children under 5 years of age living in the households. Normally, the questionnaire was administered to mothers of under-5 children; in cases when the mother was not listed in the household roster, a primary caretaker for the child was identified and interviewed.

An additional form was used for all children aged 0-2 years with a completed Questionnaire for Children Under Five, the Appendix for Data Collection at Health Facility About Immunization, to record vaccinations from the registries at health facilities.

The questionnaires are based on the MICS5 model questionnaires. From the MICS5 model English and Russian versions, the questionnaires were customised for 2015 Kazakhstan MICS and translated into the Kazakh language. The questionnaires in the Kazakh and Russian languages were pre-tested in Astana city and in the urban and rural settlements of Karaganda region in May 2015. Based on the results of the pre-test, modifications were made to the wording and translation of the questionnaires. A copy of the 2015 Kazakhstan MICS questionnaires is provided as Related Material.

In addition to the administration of questionnaires, fieldwork teams tested salt used for cooking in the households for iodine content, observed the place for handwashing, and measured the weight and height of children under 5 years of age.

Cleaning operations

Data entry was done using the CSPro software, Version 5.0. The data entry was done on 10 desktop computers by 10 data entry operators and overseen by 2 office editors (questionnaire administrator and data entry editor), as well as by one data entry supervisor. For quality assurance purposes, all questionnaires were entered twice and internal consistency checks were performed. Procedures and standard programmes developed under the global MICS programme and adapted to the 2015 Kazakhstan MICS questionnaires were used throughout. Data processing began in parallel with data collection on 15 September and was completed in December 2015. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software, Version 21. Model syntaxes and tabulation plans developed by UNICEF were customized and used for this purpose.

Response rate

Of the 16,791 households in the sample, 16,605 households were inhabited. Of these, 16,500 households were successfully interviewed: the proportion of interviewed households amounted to 99.4 percent. 12,910 women aged 15-49 years were identified in the interviewed households, of which 12,670 women were successfully interviewed: the proportion of female respondents in interviewed households was 98.1 percent. The list of household members in the household Questionnaire identified 5,561 children under 5. Questionnaires were completed for 5,510 children, which corresponds to 99.1 percent response rate for the interviewed households.

The household response rates in urban and rural areas were more than 99 percent, and by regions - more than 98 percent.

Sampling error estimates

The sample of respondents selected in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - 2015 Kazakhstan MICS - is only one of the samples that could have been selected from the same population, using the same design and size. Each of these samples would yield results that differ somewhat from the results of the actual sample selected. Sampling errors are a measure of the variability between the estimates from all possible samples. The extent of variation or variability is not known exactly, but can be estimated statistically from the survey data.

The following sampling

Male life expectancy of Kazakhstan went up by 1.63% from 69.0 years in 2022 to 70.1 years in 2023. Since the 0.99% downward trend in 2021, male life expectancy jumped by 5.99% in 2023. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Kazakhstan: The number of crude births per 1000 people, per year: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Kazakhstan de 1960 à 2023. La valeur moyenne pour Kazakhstan pendant cette période était de 23.85 births per 1000 people avec un minimum de 15.83 births per 1000 people en 2000 et un maximum de 36.83 births per 1000 people en 1960.

This dataset is about countries per year in Kazakhstan. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, fertility rate, and life expectancy at birth.