Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belarus
Belarus: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
1.51 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.52 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
All-time low
1.29 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belarus, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belarus peaked at 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Belarus 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belarus, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 10 Georgia 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Hungary 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Croatia 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Cuba 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -6.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0286 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belarus?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Belarus was 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Belarus rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Belarus ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.