The most common cause of death in Russia in 2023 was diseases of the circulatory system, with approximately *** deaths per 100,000 of the country's population. Furthermore, *** deaths per 100,000 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 ** deaths per 100,000 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 **** in 2021 to **** in 2022. How long do Russians live on average? Russian residents born in 2022 were expected to live an average of ** years. The country had one of the largest gender gaps in life expectancy in the OECD, according to the World Bank's World Development Indicators in 2021. Women were expected to live for approximately ** years longer than men.

Russia: Death rate, per 1000 people: The latest value from 2023 is 12.1 deaths per 1000 people, a decline from 12.9 deaths per 1000 people in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 7.70 deaths per 1000 people, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Russia from 1960 to 2023 is 11.85 deaths per 1000 people. The minimum value, 7.31 deaths per 1000 people, was reached in 1964 while the maximum of 16.7 deaths per 1000 people was recorded in 2021.

The mortality rate decreased both in urban and rural areas of Russia in 2023. Nearly ** deaths per 1,000 population were recorded in cities in that year. To compare, in the countryside, the mortality rate reached ** deaths per 1,000 people.

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

Maternal mortality sharply decreased in 2022 both in urban and rural areas. In cities, **** deaths of mothers per 100 thousand live births were recorded, down from **** deaths per 100 thousand live births in the previous year. Maternal mortality in rural areas of Russia was historically higher than in cities.

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 October of 2025.

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 ".".

Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people) in Russia was reported at 3.6 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

About five businesses were closed per 1,000 existing organizations in Russia in November 2024. The enterprise death rate decreased compared to the previous month, when it stood at *** liquidations per 1,000 existing businesses. The death rate of companies in Russia was slightly lower than their birth rate, which was measured at *** registrations per 1,000 existing businesses.

Infant mortality rate of Russian Federation dropped by 5.13% from 3.9 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022 to 3.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023. Since the 3.80% decline in 2013, infant mortality rate plummeted by 51.32% 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.

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Russia was reported at 21.37 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Russia - Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

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;

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Female child mortality rate of Russian Federation dropped by 6.98% from 4.3 deaths per thousand live births in 2022 to 4.0 deaths per thousand live births in 2023. Since the 3.45% reduction in 2013, female child mortality rate plummeted by 52.38% in 2023. Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000.

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

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;

Russia had over 23 million COVID-19 cases as of October 22, 2023. Over the past week, that figure increased by nearly 20 thousand. Russia had the 10th-highest number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide. Debate about COVID-19 deaths in Russia The number of deaths from the disease was lower than in other countries most affected by the pandemic. Several foreign media sources, including New York Times and Financial Times, published articles suggesting that the official statistics on the COVID-19 death toll in Russia could be lowered. A narrow definition of a death from COVID-19 and a general increase in mortality in Moscow were pointed out while suggesting why actual death figures could be higher than reported. Russian explanation of lower COVID-19 deaths Experts and lawmakers from Russia provided several answers to the accusations. Among them were the fact that Russians timely reported symptoms to doctors, a high number of tests conducted, as well as a higher herd immunity of the population compared to other countries. In a letter to the New York Times, Moscow’s health department head argued that even if all the additional death cases in the Russian capital in April 2020 were categorized as caused by the COVID-19, the city’s mortality rate from the disease would still be lower than in cities like New York or London.For further information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, please visit our dedicated Facts and Figures page.

This horizontal bar chart displays death rate (per 1,000 people) by region using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Russia. The data is about countries per year.

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 September of 2025.

This bar chart displays death rate (per 1,000 people) by capital city using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Russia. The data is about countries per year.