Which has higher life expectancy, Azerbaijan or Belarus?

Belarus, at 74.43 years against 74.43 years in Azerbaijan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Belarus?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Belarus: Life expectancy

Azerbaijan

74.43 years

in 2023

Belarus

74.43 years

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

129th

Belarus rank

128th

Life expectancy over time

Azerbaijan
Belarus

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 74.43 years against 74.43 years in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 129th and Belarus ranks 128th of 236 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Belarus	Difference	Ahead
1950s	48.15 years	63.06 years	14.91 years	Belarus
1960s	53.54 years	71.08 years	17.54 years	Belarus
1970s	58.7 years	71.39 years	12.7 years	Belarus
1980s	62.39 years	71.19 years	8.8 years	Belarus
1990s	62.38 years	69.3 years	6.92 years	Belarus
2000s	67.68 years	69.15 years	1.47 years	Belarus
2010s	71.93 years	73.02 years	1.09 years	Belarus
2020s	72.47 years	73.32 years	0.855 years	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Azerbaijan or Belarus?: Belarus, at 74.43 years against 74.43 years in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Azerbaijan and Belarus?: 0 years, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Belarus?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Belarus rank globally for life expectancy?: Azerbaijan ranks 129th and Belarus ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.