What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Belarus and Estonia?

0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Belarus ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, under-5 (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, under-5

Belarus

2.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Estonia

2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Belarus rank

192nd

Estonia rank

195th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Belarus
Estonia

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2 per 1,000 live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.3 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belarus ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and Estonia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	31.62 per 1,000 live births	27.75 per 1,000 live births	3.87 per 1,000 live births	Belarus
1970s	21.93 per 1,000 live births	21.81 per 1,000 live births	0.12 per 1,000 live births	Belarus
1980s	17.94 per 1,000 live births	19.57 per 1,000 live births	1.63 per 1,000 live births	Estonia
1990s	15.14 per 1,000 live births	15.51 per 1,000 live births	0.37 per 1,000 live births	Estonia
2000s	9.17 per 1,000 live births	7.66 per 1,000 live births	1.51 per 1,000 live births	Belarus
2010s	4.27 per 1,000 live births	3.39 per 1,000 live births	0.88 per 1,000 live births	Belarus
2020s	2.58 per 1,000 live births	2.2 per 1,000 live births	0.38 per 1,000 live births	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Belarus or Estonia?: Belarus, at 2.3 per 1,000 live births against 2 per 1,000 live births in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Belarus and Estonia?: 0.3 per 1,000 live births, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Estonia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Estonia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Belarus ranks 192nd and Estonia ranks 195th 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, under-5 (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, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.