Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Russia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 73.4 yrs (2024), 122nd of 217 in the world and 52nd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 78.9 yrs (2024), 102nd of 217 in the world and 48th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 68.3 yrs (2024), 147th of 217 in the world and 56th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Russia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 73.4 yrs2024 | 122/217 | 52/58 | 65.5 yrs | 68.8 yrs | 71.3 yrs | +3.8%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 78.9 yrs2024 | 102/217 | 48/58 | 72.3 yrs | 74.9 yrs | 76.4 yrs | +3.2%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 68.3 yrs2024 | 147/217 | 56/58 | 59.0 yrs | 63.1 yrs | 66.5 yrs | +4.5%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.12024 | 157/196 | 21/52 | 15.6 | 8.3 | 4.6 | −42%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.22024 | 156/196 | 20/52 | 19.4 | 10.4 | 5.7 | −42%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.02024 | 173/196 | 33/52 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | −56%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 92023 | 151/194 | 19/51 | 51 | 23 | 19 | −44%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 97%2024 | 38/193 | 12/51 | 97% | 98% | 97% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 342024 | 116/208 | 12/52 | 95 | 85 | 49 | −51%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.0%2023 | 85/193 | 37/52 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 8.0% | +2.0 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 28.4%2023 | 92/193 | 18/52 | 30.2% | 35.3% | 24.9% | −6.4 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 5.112022 | 8/180 | 6/50 | 4.64 | 4.97 | 3.81 | +28%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 6.82023 | 10/182 | 6/51 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 7.0 | −16%since 2013 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 96.9%2024 | 109/206 | 47/56 | 96.4% | 96.6% | 96.8% | +0.3 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 92.2%2024 | 108/203 | 48/54 | 81.7%2002 | 83.9% | 89.7% | +6.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 27.0%2024 | 40/166 | 23/48 | 39.6% | 33.5% | 28.8% | −6.5 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 12.02019 | 116/186 | 8/49 | 27.9 | 20.5 | 12.02019 | −45%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+3.8%73.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+3.2%78.9 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+4.5%68.3 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−42%4.1 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−1.0 pp97% in 2024
- Hospital beds−16%6.8 in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Russia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Russia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Russia | China | United States | Japan | Ukraine | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.4 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 84.0 yrs2024 | 74.7 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 78.9 yrs2024 | 81.0 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 87.1 yrs2024 | 79.4 yrs2024 | 82.2 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 68.3 yrs2024 | 75.2 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 81.1 yrs2024 | 69.8 yrs2024 | 74.8 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.12024 | 4.12024 | 5.52024 | 1.82024 | 7.62024 | 3.62024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.22024 | 5.72024 | 6.52024 | 2.42024 | 7.92024 | 4.22024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 2.02024 | 2.62024 | 3.72024 | 0.92024 | 4.52024 | 2.52024 |
| Maternal mortality | 92023 | 162023 | 172023 | 32023 | 152023 | 22023 |
| Measles vaccination | 97%2024 | 95%2024 | 92%2024 | 95%2024 | 91%2024 | 92%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 342024 | 492024 | 32024 | 102024 | 862024 | 112024 |