Belarus vs Estonia: Infant mortality rate
Belarus
0.1802 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Estonia
0.153 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Belarus rank
197th
Estonia rank
198th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Belarus
- Estonia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births against 0.153 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.0272 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 197th and Estonia ranks 198th of 199 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 | 4.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.17 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1960s | 2.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0443 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1003 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.23 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0323 deaths per 100 live births | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.7062 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6065 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0997 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2010s | 0.3248 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2621 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0627 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
| 2020s | 0.2002 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1678 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0324 deaths per 100 live births | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Belarus or Estonia?
- Belarus, at 0.1802 deaths per 100 live births against 0.153 deaths per 100 live births in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Belarus and Estonia?
- 0.0272 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 infant mortality rate?
- Belarus ranks 197th and Estonia ranks 198th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant 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 estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .