Probability of dying that year, among females in Russia
Russia: Probability of dying that year, among females was 0.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Probability of dying that year, among females in Russia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Russia recorded 0.3% for probability of dying that year, among females in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying that year, among females in Russia peaked at 10.6% in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Russia 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Probability of dying that year, among females in Russia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.9% | — |
| 1951 | 10.6% | +6.6% |
| 1952 | 8.8% | -16.3% |
| 1953 | 8.1% | -8.5% |
| 1954 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 7.0% | -15.8% |
| 1956 | 4.3% | -37.8% |
| 1957 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 1959 | 3.6% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.3% | -10.4% |
| 1961 | 2.9% | -11.9% |
| 1962 | 2.8% | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.5% | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 2.3% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 2.2% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.2% | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 2.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | -8.5% |
| 1971 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 1.8% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -8.0% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 80% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Probability of dying that year, among females in Russia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | -37.8% | 7.0% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.9% | 3.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More gender data for Russia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 21,321 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 120,569 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 120,569 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.2611 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 606,358 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 639,928 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 618,331 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 653,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 635,786 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability of dying that year, among females in Russia?
- Probability of dying that year, among females in Russia was 0.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1951.
- What is the lowest probability of dying that year, among females recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Russia rank for probability of dying that year, among females?
- Russia ranks 196th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability of dying that year, among females rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying that year, among females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.