What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Belarus and Estonia?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Estonia ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Estonia: Mortality rate, neonatal

Belarus

0.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Estonia

0.9 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Belarus rank

195th

Estonia rank

192nd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Belarus
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.9 per 1,000 live births against 0.7 per 1,000 live births in Belarus, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 195th and Estonia ranks 192nd of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 2 and Estonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.2 per 1,000 live births	10.1 per 1,000 live births	0.1 per 1,000 live births	Belarus
1990s	8.96 per 1,000 live births	8.35 per 1,000 live births	0.61 per 1,000 live births	Belarus
2000s	3.34 per 1,000 live births	3.62 per 1,000 live births	0.28 per 1,000 live births	Estonia
2010s	1.53 per 1,000 live births	1.53 per 1,000 live births	0 per 1,000 live births	—
2020s	0.84 per 1,000 live births	1.02 per 1,000 live births	0.18 per 1,000 live births	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Belarus or Estonia?: Estonia, at 0.9 per 1,000 live births against 0.7 per 1,000 live births in Belarus as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Belarus and Estonia?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Estonia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Estonia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Belarus ranks 195th and Estonia ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.