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.

In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Russia was 3.7. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 32.6, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

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

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.

Actual value and historical data chart for Russia Mortality Rate Infant Male Per 1000 Live Births

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 *** in urban areas.

The German invasion of the Soviet Union, in 1941, resulted in a dramatic rise in infant and child mortality rates. While the war was still ongoing in 1944, in Russia, the proportion of female deaths among children under five years was over 60 percent lower than it had been in the invasion's first year. In 1941, 51 percent of all female deaths were among those under five years old, and 29 percent of all female deaths were among infants below the age of one year. In comparison, the figures for male deaths were slightly lower among infants, as a higher share of the adult male population died as a direct result of the conflict, although the crude death rate (i.e. total number of deaths) was significantly higher in these years than at any other time in Soviet history.

7.0 (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

The spike in infant and child mortality rates due to Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, meant that almost half of all deaths in Soviet Russia in 1941 were among those below the age of five, and the majority of those were among infants below the age of one year. The consequences of this and the decrease in Soviet fertility can be observed in the unusually-low mortality rates among infants in 1942. Because of this spike, the share of deaths across other age groups was lower than what would have been typical of Russia in terms of its demographic development. The share of deaths among children then decreased as the war progressed and the conflict moved west, although it remained disproportionately high until the late 1940s.

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

The probability of death from birth to five years of age in Russia was measured at *** child mortalities per thousand live births in 2022, marking a continuous decrease since 2012. Overall, roughly *** thousand children under five years of age deceased in the country in 2022.

Life Expectancy at Birth: SF: Krasnodar Territory data was reported at 73.710 Year in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 72.920 Year for 2022. Life Expectancy at Birth: SF: Krasnodar Territory data is updated yearly, averaging 69.050 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.300 Year in 2018 and a record low of 65.000 Year in 1994. Life Expectancy at Birth: SF: Krasnodar Territory data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD011: Life Expectancy at Birth: by Region.

Russia RU: Completeness of Birth Registration: Male data was reported at 100.000 % in 2017. Russia RU: Completeness of Birth Registration: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. Russia RU: Completeness of Birth Registration: 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: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.; ; UNICEF's State of the World's Children based mostly on household surveys and ministry of health data.; ;

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.

The Russian Fertility Database of the International Laboratory for Population and Health of HSE University contains fertility rates in Russia for the period from 1946 to 2022 and for women born in 1932-1988. The Russian Fertility Database is primarily oriented to the experts involved in demographic analysis. The data are presented in *.xlsx format.

All indicators presented in the database are calculated on the basis of population statistics data from the Federal State Statistics Service. Birth rates for 1946-1958 are calculated on the basis of the numbers of births by birth order and mother's age for 1946-1958 and population data for 1946-1958 presented in the book Andreev E.M., Darsky L.E., Kharkova T.L. (1998) Demographic History of Russia: 1927-1959. M.: Informatika. 187 p. Birth rates for 1959-2022 are calculated on the basis of the numbers of births by birth order and mother's age for 1959-2022 and data on the age distribution of the population for 1959-2023.

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Life Expectancy at Birth: FE: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) data was reported at 73.550 Year in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 72.670 Year for 2022. Life Expectancy at Birth: FE: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) data is updated yearly, averaging 66.150 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.550 Year in 2023 and a record low of 61.900 Year in 1994. Life Expectancy at Birth: FE: Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD011: Life Expectancy at Birth: by Region.

The infant mortality figures in Russia have generally followed a downward trend since 2012. The total count of infant deaths in the country neared *** thousand in 2022, with a higher number of mortalities recorded among boys under one year old.

Life Expectancy at Birth: CF: Belgorod Region data was reported at 73.700 Year in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.030 Year for 2022. Life Expectancy at Birth: CF: Belgorod Region data is updated yearly, averaging 70.300 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2023, with 34 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 74.210 Year in 2019 and a record low of 67.200 Year in 1994. Life Expectancy at Birth: CF: Belgorod Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal State Statistics Service. The data is categorized under Russia Premium Database’s Demographic and Labour Market – Table RU.GD011: Life Expectancy at Birth: by Region.

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