Belarus vs Estonia: Child mortality rate
Belarus
0.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Estonia
0.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belarus rank
196th
Estonia rank
199th
Child mortality rate over time
- Belarus
- Estonia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.23 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 196th and Estonia ranks 199th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.28 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1960s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.387 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1970s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.18 deaths per 100 live births | 0.012 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 1.96 deaths per 100 live births | 0.163 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.037 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.917 deaths per 100 live births | 0.766 deaths per 100 live births | 0.151 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.427 deaths per 100 live births | 0.339 deaths per 100 live births | 0.088 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.258 deaths per 100 live births | 0.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.038 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Belarus or Estonia?
- Belarus, at 0.23 deaths per 100 live births against 0.2 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Belarus and Estonia?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 live births, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Estonia?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Estonia rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Belarus ranks 196th and Estonia ranks 199th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.