Belarus vs Norway: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Belarus
1.63 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
1.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
224th
Norway rank
227th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Belarus
- Norway
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway, a difference of 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.
Belarus ranks 224th and Norway ranks 227th of 236 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.7 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.57 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1960s | 22.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 15.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.57 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1980s | 12.35 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.12 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 10.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.27 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.92 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 6.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8184 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 1.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2704 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
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 Norway?
- Belarus, at 1.63 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.53 deaths per 1,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Belarus and Norway?
- 0.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Norway rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Belarus ranks 224th and Norway ranks 227th 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.