What is number of under-five deaths in Russia?

Number of under-five deaths in Russia was 6,759 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Russia?

The highest recorded value was 93,931 in 1963.

What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Russia?

The lowest recorded value was 6,759 in 2024.

How does Russia rank for number of under-five deaths?

Russia ranks 63rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Russia?

Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Russia data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of under-five deaths in Russia

Name: Number of under-five deaths in Russia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Russia: Number of under-five deaths was 6,759 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

6,759

Change on year

down 5.0%

World rank

63rd

of 195 countries

All-time high

93,931

in 1963

All-time low

6,759

in 2024

Years of data

1963–2024

Number of under-five deaths in Russia, 1963–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Russia is 6,759, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Russia peaked at 93,931 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 6,759, in 2024.

Russia ranks 63rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	69,972	54,890	93,931	7
1970s	57,763	54,439	61,013	10
1980s	59,871	51,226	63,574	10
1990s	34,125	25,952	47,061	10
2000s	21,118	18,484	24,554	10
2010s	15,294	9,615	18,364	10
2020s	7,680	6,759	8,736	5

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More health data for Russia

Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 986,685 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 872,460 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 829,402 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 900,355 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 854,130 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 960,514 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 909,363 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 939,188 (2025)
Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 946,577 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.00 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths in Russia?: Number of under-five deaths in Russia was 6,759 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Russia?: The highest recorded value was 93,931 in 1963.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Russia?: The lowest recorded value was 6,759 in 2024.
How does Russia rank for number of under-five deaths?: Russia ranks 63rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Russia?: Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russia data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,069 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.