Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belarus or Ireland?

Ireland, at 176 deaths against 168 deaths in Belarus as of 2023.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Ireland: Number of children who die before age 5

Belarus

168 deaths

in 2023

Ireland

176 deaths

in 2023

Belarus rank

153rd

Ireland rank

150th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Belarus
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 176 deaths against 168 deaths in Belarus, a difference of 8 deaths.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 153rd and Ireland ranks 150th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,429 deaths	2,866 deaths	13,563 deaths	Belarus
1960s	5,812 deaths	1,823 deaths	3,989 deaths	Belarus
1970s	3,220 deaths	1,340 deaths	1,880 deaths	Belarus
1980s	2,897 deaths	737.4 deaths	2,160 deaths	Belarus
1990s	1,678 deaths	399.2 deaths	1,279 deaths	Belarus
2000s	839.3 deaths	341.5 deaths	497.8 deaths	Belarus
2010s	474.8 deaths	258.1 deaths	216.7 deaths	Belarus
2020s	214 deaths	189.5 deaths	24.5 deaths	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Belarus or Ireland?: Ireland, at 176 deaths against 168 deaths in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Belarus and Ireland?: 8 deaths, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Ireland?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Ireland rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Belarus ranks 153rd and Ireland ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.