What is the difference in number of deaths between Belarus and Syrian Arab Republic?

2,690 deaths, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Syrian Arab Republic?

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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of deaths

Belarus

121,586 deaths

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

118,896 deaths

in 2023

Belarus rank

71st

Syrian Arab Republic rank

72nd

Number of deaths over time

Belarus
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 121,586 deaths against 118,896 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 2,690 deaths.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 71st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 6 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	87,987 deaths	87,742 deaths	245 deaths	Belarus
1960s	65,058 deaths	72,286 deaths	7,228 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
1970s	81,585 deaths	62,680 deaths	18,904 deaths	Belarus
1980s	99,491 deaths	62,877 deaths	36,614 deaths	Belarus
1990s	126,585 deaths	65,885 deaths	60,701 deaths	Belarus
2000s	139,918 deaths	75,497 deaths	64,421 deaths	Belarus
2010s	124,712 deaths	132,769 deaths	8,057 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	134,304 deaths	109,982 deaths	24,322 deaths	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Belarus or Syrian Arab Republic?: Belarus, at 121,586 deaths against 118,896 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Belarus and Syrian Arab Republic?: 2,690 deaths, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Syrian Arab Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of deaths?: Belarus ranks 71st and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 72nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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