Preterm birth in Belarus

Belarus: Preterm birth was 6,685 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
6,685
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
66th
of 102 countries
All-time high
9,046
in 2013
All-time low
6,685
in 2020
Years of data
11
2010–2020

Preterm birth in Belarus, 2010–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k2010201520202010: 8.4k2011: 8.4k2012: 8.9k2013: 9.0k2014: 9.0k2015: 9.0k2016: 8.8k2017: 7.7k2018: 7.0k2019: 6.8k2020: 6.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 6,685 for preterm birth in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, preterm birth in Belarus peaked at 9,046 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,685, in 2020.

That places Belarus 66th out of 102 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Preterm birth in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Preterm birth (number) in Belarus, 2010 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2010 8,394 —
2011 8,439 +0.5%
2012 8,863 +5.0%
2013 9,046 +2.1%
2014 9,043 -0.0%
2015 9,016 -0.3%
2016 8,761 -2.8%
2017 7,695 -12.2%
2018 7,033 -8.6%
2019 6,849 -2.6%
2020 6,685 -2.4%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 6,685 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21,443, 31% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 6,685 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,023, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8,314 6,849 9,046 10
2020s 6,685 6,685 6,685 1

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 63 Hungary 7,710 compare
  2. 64 Lebanon 7,671 compare
  3. 65 Czechia 7,370 compare
  4. 67 Botswana 6,639 compare
  5. 68 Portugal 6,430 compare
  6. 69 Cuba 6,316 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

More health data for Belarus

All data for Belarus →

Frequently asked questions

What is preterm birth in Belarus?
Preterm birth in Belarus was 6,685 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest preterm birth recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 9,046 in 2013.
What is the lowest preterm birth recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 6,685 in 2020.
How does Belarus rank for preterm birth?
Belarus ranks 66th out of 102 countries with data for 2020.
Is preterm birth rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Preterm birth (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Preterm birth in Belarus. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/preterm-birth-number/belarus/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/preterm-birth-number/belarus/">Preterm birth in Belarus</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Preterm birth (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
120 places, 1,320 data points, 2010–2020
Last refreshed