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

Mauritius, at 169 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 Mauritius?

1 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.

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

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 Mauritius: Number of children who die before age 5

Belarus

168 deaths

in 2023

Mauritius

169 deaths

in 2023

Belarus rank

153rd

Mauritius rank

152nd

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Belarus
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 169 deaths against 168 deaths in Belarus, a difference of 1 deaths.

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

Belarus ranks 153rd and Mauritius ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Mauritius	Difference	Ahead
1950s	16,429 deaths	2,915 deaths	13,514 deaths	Belarus
1960s	5,812 deaths	2,285 deaths	3,527 deaths	Belarus
1970s	3,220 deaths	1,380 deaths	1,840 deaths	Belarus
1980s	2,897 deaths	637.9 deaths	2,259 deaths	Belarus
1990s	1,678 deaths	465.3 deaths	1,213 deaths	Belarus
2000s	839.3 deaths	293.8 deaths	545.5 deaths	Belarus
2010s	474.8 deaths	203 deaths	271.8 deaths	Belarus
2020s	214 deaths	187.5 deaths	26.5 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 Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 169 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 Mauritius?: 1 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Mauritius?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Mauritius rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Belarus ranks 153rd and Mauritius ranks 152nd 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.