Death rates by main cause in Russia 2022

The most common cause of death in Russia was circulatory system diseases with approximately 567 deaths per 100 thousand of the country's population in 2022. Furthermore, 191.6 deaths per 100 thousand population occurred due to neoplasms, which were the second main cause of mortality in the country. The third most common category was the coronavirus infection cause by COVID-19, at nearly 95 deaths per 100 thousand residents.

Are there more births or deaths in Russia per year?

In recent years, the annual number of deaths was higher than the count of births in Russia. The natural decrease in the population, calculated as the difference between deaths and births, was around one million in 2021. The number of deaths per one thousand population, also known as the mortality rate, increased from 14.6 in 2020 to 16.7 in 2021.

How long do Russians live on average?

Russian residents born in 2021 were expected to live an average of 69 years. The country had one of the largest gender gaps in life expectancy in OECD, according to the World Bank's World Development Indicators in 2021. Women were expected to live for approximately 10 years longer than men.