Belarus vs Estonia: Child mortality
Belarus
0.2331 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Estonia
0.2016 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belarus rank
198th
Estonia rank
201st
Child mortality over time
- Belarus
- Estonia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.0315 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 198th and Estonia ranks 201st of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 21 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.352 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1810s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.352 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1820s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.352 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1830s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.352 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1840s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.352 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1850s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 36.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.352 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1860s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 35.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1870s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 33.3 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1880s | 36.57 deaths per 100 live births | 31.37 deaths per 100 live births | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1890s | 36.55 deaths per 100 live births | 29.54 deaths per 100 live births | 7.01 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1900s | 33.34 deaths per 100 live births | 26.94 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1910s | 26.7 deaths per 100 live births | 22.7 deaths per 100 live births | 4 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1920s | 20.81 deaths per 100 live births | 18.88 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1930s | 17.21 deaths per 100 live births | 15.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1940s | 14.93 deaths per 100 live births | 11.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.38 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1950s | 8.83 deaths per 100 live births | 6.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.44 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1960s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3875 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0115 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1623 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0361 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.9188 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7668 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1519 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.4261 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3383 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0878 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.26 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0394 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Belarus or Estonia?
- Belarus, at 0.2331 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2016 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Belarus and Estonia?
- 0.0315 deaths per 100 live births, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Estonia?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Estonia rank globally for child mortality?
- Belarus ranks 198th and Estonia ranks 201st of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.