In 2023, the mortality rate in Russia amounted to 12.1 deaths per 1,000 population, marking a decrease compared to two years prior when it peaked at 16.7 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The death rate in the country was historically higher among the rural population.

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.

Historical chart and dataset showing Russia death rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

In 2021, the highest number of deaths per one thousand inhabitants in Russia for both genders occurred among age groups of 80 years and up. In general, the male population had a much higher mortality rate, especially in the age groups from 50 years and older.

Graph and download economic data for Infant Mortality Rate for the Russian Federation (SPDYNIMRTINRUS) from 1960 to 2023 about mortality, infant, Russia, and rate.

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was reported at 3.7 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Historical chart and dataset showing Russia maternal mortality rate by year from 1985 to 2023.

The child mortality rate in Russia, for children under the age of five, was 419 deaths per thousand births in 1855. This translated into roughly 42 percent of all children born in 1855 not surviving past the age of five, and it remained above forty percent until the early twentieth century. Since then it has fallen consistently and it is expected to fall to its lowest recorded figure, at just seven deaths per thousand people in the period between 2015 and 2020. The spike in child mortality seen in the period between 1950 and 1955 is likely due to conflicting sources.

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.

Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was reported at 4 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was reported at 1.7 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Mortality rate; neonatal (per 1;000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Russia was reported at 4 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Russia was reported at 12.1 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Death rate, crude - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The most common cause of death in Russia in 2023 was diseases of the circulatory system, with approximately 557 deaths per 100 thousand of the country's population. Furthermore, 197 deaths per 100 thousand population occurred due to neoplasms, which were the second leading cause of mortality in the country. The third most common cause was diseases of the nervous system, accounting for nearly 74 deaths per 100 thousand residents. Are there more births or deaths in Russia per year? In recent years, the annual number of deaths was higher than the count of births in Russia. The natural decrease in the population, calculated as the difference between deaths and births, was around one million in 2021. The number of deaths per one thousand population, also known as the mortality rate, increased from 16.7 in 2021 to 12.9 in 2022. How long do Russians live on average? Russian residents born in 2022 were expected to live an average of 73 years. The country had one of the largest gender gaps in life expectancy in OECD, according to the World Bank's World Development Indicators in 2021. Women were expected to live for approximately 10 years longer than men.

Russia: Death rate, per 1000 people: The latest value from 2022 is 12.9 deaths per 1000 people, a decline from 16.7 deaths per 1000 people in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 8.37 deaths per 1000 people, based on data from 195 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1960 to 2022 is 11.88 deaths per 1000 people. The minimum value, 7.39 deaths per 1000 people, was reached in 1964 while the maximum of 16.7 deaths per 1000 people was recorded in 2021.

Russia RU: Suicide Mortality Rate: Male data was reported at 55.900 NA in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 57.800 NA for 2015. Russia RU: Suicide Mortality Rate: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 71.700 NA from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 93.500 NA in 2000 and a record low of 55.900 NA in 2016. Russia RU: Suicide Mortality Rate: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;

1. Database contents The Russian Short-Term Mortality Fluctuations database (RusSTMF) contains a series of standardized and crude death rates for men, women and both sexes for Russia as a whole and its regions for the period from 2000 to 2021. All the output indicators presented in the database are calculated based on data of deaths registered by the Vital Registry Office. The weekly death counts are calculated based on depersonalized individual data provided by the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) at the request of the HSE. Time coverage: 03.01.2000 (Week 1) – 31.12.2021 (Week 1148)
2. A brief description of the input data on deaths Date of death: date of occurrence Unit of time: week First and last days of the week: Monday – Sunday First and last week of the year: The weeks are organized according to ISO 8601:2004 guidelines. Each week of the year, including the first and last, contains 7 days. In order to get 7-day weeks, the days of previous years are included in this first week (if January 1 fell on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) or in the last calendar week (if December 31 fell on Thursday, Friday or Saturday). Age groups: the entire population Sex: men, women, both sexes (men and women combined) Restrictions and data changes: data on deaths in the Pskov region were excluded for weeks 9-13 of 2012 Note: Deaths with an unknown date of occurrence (unknown year, month, or day) account for about 0.3% of all deaths and are excluded from the calculation of week-age-specific and standardized death rates.
3. Description of the week-specific mortality rates data file Week-specific standardized death rates for Russia as a whole and its regions are contained in a single data file presented in .csv format. The format of data allows its uploading into any system for statistical analysis. Each record (row) in the data file contains data for one calendar year, one week, one territory, one sex. The decimal point is dot (.) The first element of the row is the territory code ("PopCode" column), the second element is the year ("Year" column), the third element ("Week" column) is the week of the year, the fourth element ("Sex" column) is sex (F – female, M – male, B – both sexes combined). This is followed by a column "CDR" with the value of the crude death rate and "SDR" with the value of the standardized death rate. If the indicator cannot be calculated for some combination of year, sex, and territory, then the corresponding meaningful data elements in the data file are replaced with ".".

Russia: Deaths of children under five years of age per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2022 is 5 deaths per 1000 births, unchanged from 5 deaths per 1000 births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 25 deaths per 1000 births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1960 to 2022 is 21 deaths per 1000 births. The minimum value, 5 deaths per 1000 births, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 46 deaths per 1000 births was recorded in 1960.

In 2022, the maternal mortality rate in Russia amounted to 13 deaths per 100 thousand live births, thus marking a considerable decrease from the previous year when it was measured at 34.5 deaths per 100 thousand live births. In 2021, the figure almost reached the level of 2000, when 39.7 mothers died per 100 thousand live births.

Russia RU: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female data was reported at 9.400 NA in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.900 NA for 2015. Russia RU: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 12.500 NA from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.500 NA in 2000 and a record low of 9.400 NA in 2016. Russia RU: Suicide Mortality Rate: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Russian Federation – Table RU.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).; ; World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).; Weighted average;