Russia: fewer babies die than in the US
deaths before age one per 1,000 births, 2023
3.5 deaths before the age of one per 1,000 births against 5.3 in the US (2023). In 1990: 16.9 against 9.7. Its GDP per person is 1.9 times lower.
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Infant mortality: how many of every 1,000 babies born die before their first birthday. It is among the most sensitive health measures, depending on prenatal care, delivery, neonatal care and vaccination.
Blue is the country of the headline, orange the one it is compared with; one scale, lower is better. The ring marks the overtaking.
- Russia: Infant mortality deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
16.9 (1990) → 3.5 (2023)
- United States: Infant mortality deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
9.7 (1990) → 5.3 (2023)
- Russia: GDP per capita, PPP constant 2021 international $
39,881 (2023)
- United States: GDP per capita, PPP constant 2021 international $
74,352 (2023)
UN estimates (World Population Prospects 2024). Selection: countries of at least 5 million where infant mortality was at least 1.5 times higher in 1990 and is now at least 10% lower, for three years in a row, with GDP per person at least 1.5 times lower; three cards.
Countries register births of very premature babies differently: the US records them as live births more often, which raises its rate slightly. UN estimates adjust for this only in part.
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Why does the richest large country lag in infant survival?