Russia vs Serbia: Number of child deaths per woman

Russia
0.0093 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Serbia
0.0089 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Russia rank
154th
Serbia rank
157th

Number of child deaths per woman over time

  • Russia
  • Serbia
0123186719452024

How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman in Serbia, a difference of 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1888 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 154th and Serbia ranks 157th of 200 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 7 and Serbia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Serbia Difference Ahead
1880s 2.93 under-five deaths per woman 1.29 under-five deaths per woman 1.65 under-five deaths per woman Russia
1890s 3.17 under-five deaths per woman 1.48 under-five deaths per woman 1.69 under-five deaths per woman Russia
1900s 2.91 under-five deaths per woman 1.29 under-five deaths per woman 1.62 under-five deaths per woman Russia
1910s 3.17 under-five deaths per woman 1.16 under-five deaths per woman 2.01 under-five deaths per woman Russia
1980s 0.0511 under-five deaths per woman 0.0694 under-five deaths per woman 0.0183 under-five deaths per woman Serbia
1990s 0.031 under-five deaths per woman 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman 0.0019 under-five deaths per woman Serbia
2000s 0.0198 under-five deaths per woman 0.0135 under-five deaths per woman 0.0063 under-five deaths per woman Russia
2010s 0.0141 under-five deaths per woman 0.0095 under-five deaths per woman 0.0047 under-five deaths per woman Russia
2020s 0.0091 under-five deaths per woman 0.0086 under-five deaths per woman 0.0004 under-five deaths per woman Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Russia or Serbia?
Russia, at 0.0093 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0089 under-five deaths per woman in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Russia and Serbia?
0.0004 under-five deaths per woman, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Serbia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1888 to 2024.
How do Russia and Serbia rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
Russia ranks 154th and Serbia ranks 157th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths per woman
Unit
under-five deaths per woman
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).