Number of youth deaths in Belarus
Belarus: Number of youth deaths was 261 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Belarus, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 261 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Belarus peaked at 2,860 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 261 deaths, in 2024.
That places Belarus 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of youth deaths in Belarus, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,860 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,709 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 2,610 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 2,508 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 2,377 deaths | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 2,232 deaths | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 2,084 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1,930 deaths | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 1,803 deaths | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1,689 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 1,562 deaths | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 1,434 deaths | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 1,302 deaths | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1,189 deaths | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 1,098 deaths | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 1,022 deaths | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 964 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 922 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 875 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 827 deaths | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 775 deaths | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 734 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 710 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 688 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 660 deaths | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 628 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 595 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 539 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 477 deaths | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 427 deaths | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 384 deaths | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 351 deaths | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 320 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 288 deaths | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 261 deaths | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,280 deaths | 1,689 deaths | 2,860 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,120 deaths | 827 deaths | 1,562 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 623.3 deaths | 427 deaths | 775 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 320.8 deaths | 261 deaths | 384 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Belarus?
- Number of youth deaths in Belarus was 261 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 2,860 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 261 deaths in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for number of youth deaths?
- Belarus ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.