Belarus vs Finland: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Belarus
1.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Finland
1.84 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
224th
Finland rank
221st
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Belarus
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Belarus, a difference of 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 224th and Finland ranks 221st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 7 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 27.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.46 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1960s | 22.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.18 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1980s | 12.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.72 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.61 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.06 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0389 deaths per 1,000 people | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Belarus or Finland?
- Finland, at 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people in Belarus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belarus and Finland?
- 0.21 deaths per 1,000 people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Finland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Finland rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Belarus ranks 224th and Finland ranks 221st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.