Belarus vs Sweden: Annual death rates at different ages
Belarus
1.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
1.86 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belarus rank
225th
Sweden rank
227th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Belarus
- Sweden
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 225th and Sweden 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 | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 51.09 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1960s | 26.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 18.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.83 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1980s | 14.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 8.29 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 12.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.76 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 7.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 3.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.34 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 2.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0895 deaths per 1,000 people | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Belarus or Sweden?
- Belarus, at 1.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 1.86 deaths per 1,000 people in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Belarus and Sweden?
- 0.05 deaths per 1,000 people, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belarus and Sweden rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Belarus ranks 225th and Sweden ranks 227th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. 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.