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Mortality in Russian Federation, by the numbers

Russian Federation sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 73.6 years of life, 119th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Russian Federation, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
73.6 yrs
119th of 212
Male mortality penalty
198 /1,000
1st highest of 212
Life-expectancy gap (F−M)
10.6 yrs
1st highest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Russian Federation ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 73.6 yrs 119 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 9.7 /1,000 68 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 12.4 /1,000 15 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 17.0 yrs 125 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 198 /1,000 1 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 10.6 yrs 1 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 51.3 men/100 women 2 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 4.1 /1,000 153 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 9.0 /100k 148 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 22.4 % 53 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 21.4 /100k 9 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 12.0 /100k 113 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 23.9 % 38 of 143 2014
Recorded alcohol per adult 10.5 L 21 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 17.2 % 51 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $1,003 65 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $14,889 84 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Russian Federation's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 1st highest male mortality penalty in the world (198 /1,000) and the 1st highest life-expectancy gap in the world (10.6 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Russian Federation; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.